Alexander Hamilton is one of the most influential founding fathers of the United States. There was no greater fan of the US Constitution than Alexander Hamilton. Although he was widely criticized for having “British tendencies” especially in regards to his financial plans for the US, he loved his country dearly and only wanted to see it grow and succeed on the world stage. He is one of two men to have their faces printed on a bill – the other being Benjamin Franklin. Alexander Hamilton was born, on January 11th, 1755, a British subject on the island of St. Croix in the West Indies. His father, James Hamilton, was a Scottish merchant from St. Christopher. Rachael Fawcett Levine was Alexander’s mother, but, she was not able to marry James Hamilton
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He used the War to vault his way into a prominent figure in American history. While at Kings College on July 6th, 1774 Hamilton gave an impressive speech to a mass meeting, attacking British policies. Also during college, he became a part of the patriot volunteer band known as the “Corsicans” - they drilled every morning before classes. On March 14th, 1776, he was commissioned captain of a company of artillery set by the New York Provincial Congress. While at White Plains in October of 1776, his battery guarded Chatterton’s Hill and protected the withdrawal of William Smallwood’s militia. Impressed by his heroics, General George Washington, promoted to Lieutenant Coronel and became a part of Washington’s personal …show more content…
Under George Washington in 1789, Hamilton served as the first Secretary of the Treasury. His main goal in his first months in office was to establish credit of the United States, both at home and abroad. In his report on National Bank in 1790 lobbied to make the US central bank a private bank with semipublic functions, closely mirroring the Bank of England. This report came under harsh scrutiny from many politicians because of its want for a strong aristocratic form of government that mirrors the English. He further outlined his plans to tie the wealthy and the government together in his Report on Public Credit. The report on public credit lobbied for the funding of National debt at full value, system of taxation to pay debts and the federal government would assume all debt incurred by the states during the war. Hamilton left the cabinet under heavy scrutiny in
He used the War to vault his way into a prominent figure in American history. While at Kings College on July 6th, 1774 Hamilton gave an impressive speech to a mass meeting, attacking British policies. Also during college, he became a part of the patriot volunteer band known as the “Corsicans” - they drilled every morning before classes. On March 14th, 1776, he was commissioned captain of a company of artillery set by the New York Provincial Congress. While at White Plains in October of 1776, his battery guarded Chatterton’s Hill and protected the withdrawal of William Smallwood’s militia. Impressed by his heroics, General George Washington, promoted to Lieutenant Coronel and became a part of Washington’s personal …show more content…
Under George Washington in 1789, Hamilton served as the first Secretary of the Treasury. His main goal in his first months in office was to establish credit of the United States, both at home and abroad. In his report on National Bank in 1790 lobbied to make the US central bank a private bank with semipublic functions, closely mirroring the Bank of England. This report came under harsh scrutiny from many politicians because of its want for a strong aristocratic form of government that mirrors the English. He further outlined his plans to tie the wealthy and the government together in his Report on Public Credit. The report on public credit lobbied for the funding of National debt at full value, system of taxation to pay debts and the federal government would assume all debt incurred by the states during the war. Hamilton left the cabinet under heavy scrutiny in