To what extent did Alexander Hamilton’s early life experiences influence him in his character and political career? For this investigation, the age considered for Hamilton’s “early life” spans from his birth to his final act as a soldier and aide in the Revolutionary War, around the time he turned 28. The reason for such a large period of his life, considering that he died fairly young at 47 and the defined early life consists of approximately sixty-percent of it, is because of everything that he underwent and endured in those 27 years that majorly affect how he lived for the remainder of his life. Of his many biographers, Ron Chernow specifically, is well-known in modern times for his biography that just recently inspired the Broadway musical
