Alexander Hamilton Timeline

By JLow

  • Alexander Hamilton's Birth

  • The Hamiltons move to St. Croix

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    Hamilton Worked as a Clerk for a Trading Firm in St. Croix

  • Alexander's Mother Dies of Yellow Fever

    Alexander nearly dies during this time as well.

  • Funds are Provided by a Group of People to Send Hamilton to a School in New Jersey

  • Hamilton Begins Studying at King's College

  • Hamilton Joined a Volunteer Militia in New York After Battles in Boston

    King's College closed during this time; Hamilton didn't finish his degree.

  • Hamilton is Appointed Lieutenant Colonel Under George Washington

  • Alexander Hamilton Marries Elizabeth Shuyler

  • Hamilton is Given Command of a Battalion and Ordered to Virginia

  • Hamilton Retires From Active Duty in the Military

  • Hamilton is the Chosen New York Delegate for the Continental Congress

  • Hamilton's First Child, Philip, was Born

  • Hamilton Opened a New Law Office in New York After Resigning from Continental Congress

  • Hamilton Organized the Bank of New York

  • Hamilton was Chosen for the Constitutional Convention; The Federalist Papers Begin

  • Hamilton is Appointed Treasury Secretary of the United States

  • Hamilton Resigned as the Treasury Secretary

  • Philip, Hamilton's Son, Dies in a Duel Against George Eaker

  • Hamilton had a Duel With Aaron Burr in Weehawken, New Jersey

  • Hamilton Died After Being Shot in the Duel With Aaron Burr