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Aaron Burr, in his famous duel with Alexander Hamilton in 1804.
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Alexander Hamilton was never elected President (or Vice-President). He served as the first Secretary of the Treasury under President Washington from 1789 until his resignation in 1795, and never held public office again. Hamilton was killed as the result of a duel with Vice-President Aaron Burr in 1804.
He had three : Thomas Jefferson 1790-1793 , Edmund Randolph 1794-1795 and Timothy Pickering 1795-1797 .
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Aaron Burr, in his famous duel with Alexander Hamilton in 1804.
Paying off the national debt
Hamilton. He actually did some very illegal things while in office. The men who fought the revolution were promised land as part of the compensation for fighting. After, the war they were given a grant on paper stating the land was given them. Hamilton went to these men and bought the grants from them for less than they were worth. He also reasoned that the more people owed the government the more they want to see it survive.
Aaron Burr, in his famous duel with Alexander Hamilton in 1804.
Robert Morris was the first person appointed Secretary of the Treasury by George Washington, but Morris declined this office; thus the first Secretary of the Treasury was Alexander Hamilton, who was appointed at Morris's suggestion. Morris had held a similar position as Superintendent of Finance under the Continental Congress.
Alexander Hamilton was never elected President (or Vice-President). He served as the first Secretary of the Treasury under President Washington from 1789 until his resignation in 1795, and never held public office again. Hamilton was killed as the result of a duel with Vice-President Aaron Burr in 1804.
I'm pretty sure it's the Treasury. Treasury Secretary was Alexander Hamilton in 1789, and he was from the British West Indies.
He had three : Thomas Jefferson 1790-1793 , Edmund Randolph 1794-1795 and Timothy Pickering 1795-1797 .
Zero. Alexander Hamilton never became President, although he might have done so if not for being killed in the duel with Aaron Burr. Hamilton and Benjamin Franklin are represented on US currency despite the fact that they never held the office of President of the United States of America.
He was never secretary of state. He was the secretary of treasury under Washington.