Chronology: Alexander Hamilton
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Source: The Revolutionary Writings of Alexander Hamilton, edited and with an Introduction by Richard B. Vernier, with a Foreword by Joyce O. Appleby (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2008). Hamilton Chronology.
HAMILTON CHRONOLOGY
Jan. 11, 1757 | Alexander Hamilton born in the island of Nevis. |
Oct., 1772 | Arrives in New York. |
1773 | Enters college. |
Dec. 15, 1774 | Publishes the Full Vindication. |
1775 | Joins a volunteer corps. |
1776 | Takes command of artillery company. |
March 1, 1777 | Joins Washington’s Staff. |
1779 | Writes his first letter to Robert Morris on the National Bank. |
Sept. 3, 1780 | Letter to Duane on Government. |
Dec. 14, 1780 | Married to Miss Schuyler. |
1782 | Admitted to the bar. |
June, 1782 | Appointed Receiver of Taxes. |
Nov., 1782 | Enters Congress. |
1783 | Returns to practice of the law. |
1786 | Delegate to Annapolis Convention. |
1786 | Elected to the New York Legislature. |
1787 | Delegate to the Philadelphia Convention. |
1787 | Writes the Federalist. |
1788 | Delegate to the New York Convention. |
Sept., 1789 | Appointed Secretary of the Treasury. |
Jan. 14, 1790 | Transmits to the House the First Report on the Public Credit. |
Jan. 31, 1795 | Resigns the Secretaryship of the Treasury and returns to the practice of the law. |
July 25, 1798 | Appointed Inspector-General of the Army with the rank of Major-General. |
July 2, 1800 | Retires from the army. |
July 11, 1804 | Shot by Burr in a duel at Weehawken. |
July 12, 1804 | Death. |
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