The Political Accomplishments of Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton was one of the founding fathers of our country. He was born on January 11, 1757 in Charlestown on the island of Nevis in the Leeward Islands, British West Indies (Yost 1). He moved to Elizabethtown, New Jersey in October, 1772 . There he was educated at King's College which later became Columbia University in New York City. During the Revolutionary War, he served four years as General Washington’s Chief of Staff. His duties were mostly intelligence, diplomacy and negotiations with the Senior Army Officers. He started his political career after the war. In July of 1782, he was appointed to the Congress of the Confederation as the New York State Representative. It was
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While serving at the convention, he proposed a President for Life contingent on his “good behavior” This was not approved. Although he was not fully content with the final Constitution, he signed it anyway. One of Hamilton’s most famous and important accomplishments was the writing of the Federalist Papers with John Jay and James Madison (Primary Documents). These series of papers were written to promote the ratification of the Constitution. Although each man was supposed to write an equal amount, Hamilton wrote 51 of the 85 essays while supervising the entire project. His main contribution to this project was covering the branches of government most pertinent to him, including the executive and judicial branches with some aspects to the Senate. On September 11, 1789, President George Washington appointed Hamilton the first United States Secretary of the Treasury which position he held until January, 1795 (Cabinet Members). It was during this time that he made suggestions on how to improve the public credit. Many of his suggestions are still in use today. He also suggested to Congress that a National Bank be established. He outlined how this bank should operate and was eventually passed by a vote of 39 to 20. Another important accomplishment of his was the establishment of Mint. Doing so, he used many of the Spanish ideas for minting currency. In 1792, Congress adopted the Coinage Act of 1792 which created the United States
While serving at the convention, he proposed a President for Life contingent on his “good behavior” This was not approved. Although he was not fully content with the final Constitution, he signed it anyway. One of Hamilton’s most famous and important accomplishments was the writing of the Federalist Papers with John Jay and James Madison (Primary Documents). These series of papers were written to promote the ratification of the Constitution. Although each man was supposed to write an equal amount, Hamilton wrote 51 of the 85 essays while supervising the entire project. His main contribution to this project was covering the branches of government most pertinent to him, including the executive and judicial branches with some aspects to the Senate. On September 11, 1789, President George Washington appointed Hamilton the first United States Secretary of the Treasury which position he held until January, 1795 (Cabinet Members). It was during this time that he made suggestions on how to improve the public credit. Many of his suggestions are still in use today. He also suggested to Congress that a National Bank be established. He outlined how this bank should operate and was eventually passed by a vote of 39 to 20. Another important accomplishment of his was the establishment of Mint. Doing so, he used many of the Spanish ideas for minting currency. In 1792, Congress adopted the Coinage Act of 1792 which created the United States