Alexander Hamilton! 1755-1804
By: Alexander DeWitt
Early Life!
*Born on Nevis British west Indies on January 11, 1755.
*Parents: James Hamilton, and Rachel Faucett Lavien.
*Mother abandoned him.
*Worked at a merchant house as a junior clerk.
Adult life!
*Rejected by University of New Jersey.
*Accepted to King's college and became a brilliant pamphleteer.
*Seized cannon from ship, The Battery.
Why so Famous?
*Fought in battle of Long island.
*As happened, was noticed by George Washington.
*Appointed the chief of staff.
*Wrote issues with running in army.
Afterword
Was killed in the Independence Day parade by being shot by Aaron Burr in a duel.
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THE END!