Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804) was secretary and
aide-de-camp to Washington in 1777-81, a member of the
Continental Congress in 1782-83 and 1787-88, a
representative from New York to the Annapolis Convention
in 1786 and to the Constitutional Convention in 1787, first
U. S. secretary of the treasury in 1789-95, and inspector
general of the army, with the rank of major general, from
1798 to 1800. His efforts to defeat Aaron Burr for the
presidency in 1800-01 and for the governorship of New
York in 1804 led to his fatal duel with Burr.
aide-de-camp to Washington in 1777-81, a member of the
Continental Congress in 1782-83 and 1787-88, a
representative from New York to the Annapolis Convention
in 1786 and to the Constitutional Convention in 1787, first
U. S. secretary of the treasury in 1789-95, and inspector
general of the army, with the rank of major general, from
1798 to 1800. His efforts to defeat Aaron Burr for the
presidency in 1800-01 and for the governorship of New
York in 1804 led to his fatal duel with Burr.