Alexander Hamilton (1755 or 1757-1804) was one of the founding fathers of the United States of America. Born out of wedlock in the Caribbean, Hamilton immigrated to America on the eve of its revolution against British control. He studied law and wrote essays arguing passionately for greater freedom from Britain, one of the most known being a rebuttal against “a Westchester Farmer” (a pen name for Samuel Seabury) called ‘Farmer Refuted’. Hamilton interrupted his schooling to join the continental army where his leadership skills were noticed and he rose through the ranks to eventually become right hand man to General and first President George Washington ( ESI ). After the war, Hamilton took part in the constitutional convention to replace the failing articles of confederation, in which he gave a 6-hour speech in support of his own form of government, which many in the convention believed gave far too much authority to the executive branch and thus this speech made made him a lot of en...
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