Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757July 12, 1804) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first United States secretary of the treasury from 1789 to 1795. Born out of wedlock in Charlest ...

(1755 or 1757–1804) was the first United States Secretary of the Treasury and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. Alexander Hamilton may also refer to:

People

Government and military

Alexander Hamilton (sailor) Alexander Hamilton (before 1688 – after 1733) was a Scottish sea captain, privateer and merchant. Biography In his early years he travelled widely through Europe, the Barbary coast, the West Indies, India and Southeast Asia. On his arrival ...

(before 1688–after 1733), Scottish sea captain, commander of the ''Bombay Marine'' *

Alexander Hamilton (of Ballincrieff) Alexander Hamilton (1684 – 28 December 1763) of Innerwick and of Ballencrieff, Linlithgow was a Scottish politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1727 to 1741. Early life Hamilton was the only son of James Hamilton of Ballencrieff and h ...

(1684–1763), Scottish politician, MP for Linlithgowshire 1727–1741 *

Alexander Hamilton (died 1768) Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757July 12, 1804) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first United States secretary of the treasury from 1789 to 1795. Born out of wedlock in Charles ...

, Irish MP for Killyleagh *

Alexander Hamilton (died 1809) Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757July 12, 1804) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first United States secretary of the treasury from 1789 to 1795. Born out of wedlock in Charlest ...

, Irish MP for Ratoath, Carrickfergus and Belfast *

Alexander Hamilton (British Army officer) Alexander Hamilton CB (17654 June 1838) was a British Army officer of the Napoleonic Wars who was injured at the Battle of Quatre Bras on 16June 1815 but recovered sufficiently to command a battalion at the Battle of Waterloo two days later. C ...

(1765–1838), British soldier of the Napoleonic Wars *

Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton, 7th Duke of Brandon KG PC FRS FSA (3 October 1767 – 18 August 1852) was a Scottish politician and art collector. Life Born on 3 October 1767 at St. James's Square, London, a son of Archibald H ...

(1767–1852), Scottish politician *

Alexander Hamilton Jr. Colonel Alexander Hamilton Jr. (May 16, 1786 – August 2, 1875) was the third child and the second son of Elizabeth Schuyler and Alexander Hamilton, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Hamilton was said to have been 5'6 tall. Ed ...

(1786–1875), American colonel and New York City lawyer, son of founding father Alexander Hamilton *

Alexander Hamilton (general) Alexander Hamilton (November 15, 1815 – December 10, 1907) was a major general in the New York State Militia during the American Civil War, and was the oldest grandson of Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury of the United St ...

(1815–1907), American Civil War general, grandson of founding father Alexander Hamilton *

Alexander Hamilton (Australian politician) Alexander Hamilton (1816 – 31 January 1869) was a Scottish-born Australian politician. He was born at Greenock, the son of Hugh Hamilton. He migrated to New South Wales around 1839 and became a squatter in the Monaro district. In 1859 he ...

(1816–1869), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly *

Alexander Hamilton Jr. (1816–1889) Alexander Hamilton Jr. (January 26, 1816 – December 30, 1889), was the son of James Alexander Hamilton, and the grandson of Alexander Hamilton, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Early life Hamilton was born on January 26, 1 ...

, New York City lawyer, Civil War aide-de-camp, grandson of founding father *

Alexander Hamilton, 10th Lord Belhaven and Stenton Colonel Alexander Charles Hamilton, 10th Lord Belhaven and Stenton, TD DL JP FRGS (3 July 1840 – 31 October 1920) was a Scottish Liberal Unionist representative peer and a soldier. Early life Hamilton was born on 3 July 1840. He was the son ...

(1840–1920), Scottish politician

Science and medicine

Alexander Hamilton (Maryland doctor) Dr. Alexander Hamilton (September 26, 1712 – May 11, 1756) was a Scottish-born doctor and writer who lived and worked in Annapolis in 18th-century colonial Maryland. Historian Leo Lemay says his 1744 travel diary ''Gentleman's Progress: The It ...

(1712–1756), Scottish-born doctor and writer in colonial Maryland *

Alexander Hamilton (Scottish physician) Alexander Hamilton FRSE FRCSE FRCPE (1739–1802) was a Scottish physician. He was a co-founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1783. He was one of the first persons to recognise that puerperal fever was infectious. He was professor of mid ...

(1739–1802), co-founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh *

Alexander Hamilton (linguist) Alexander Hamilton (1762–1824) was a British linguist who was one of the first Europeans to study the Sanskrit language.T. K. John, "Research and Studies by Western Missionaries and Scholars in Sanskrit Language and Literature," in the St. Thoma ...

(1762–1824), Sanskrit scholar * Alexander Greenlaw Hamilton (1852–1941), Australian biologist * Alexander R. Hamilton (born 1967), British physicist

Sports

Alexander Hamilton (footballer, born 1865) Alexander Hamilton (born 22 July 1865) was a Scottish association football, footballer who played as an Forward (association football)#Outside forward, outside right for Queen's Park F.C., Queen's Park, Corinthian F.C., Corinthian and Rangers F.C ...

(1865–?), Scottish footballer *

Alex Hamilton (footballer, born 1936) Alexander William Hamilton (5 April 1936 – 24 July 1993) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Dundee and the Scotland national team. Hamilton, a right back, was signed for Dundee by manager Willie Thornton and made his league debut i ...

(1936–1990), Scottish footballer * Alex Hamilton (footballer, born 1937) (1937–2009), Scottish footballer *

Alex Hamilton (basketball) George Alexander Hamilton III (born October 5, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Wilki Morskie Szczecin of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). He played college basketball for Louisiana Tech, where he was named Conference US ...

(born 1993), American basketball player

Others

Alexander Hamilton (priest) Alexander Schuyler Hamilton (September 9, 1847 – June 3, 1928) was an American Episcopal priest and great-grandson of Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury of the United States. He was the rector of Emmanuel Episcopal Church ...

(1847–1928), American Episcopalian priest, great-grandson of founding father *

Alexander Hamilton (Virginia lawyer) Alexander Hamilton (March 18, 1851 - February 4, 1916) was a railroad lawyer and businessman, who served as a president of The Virginia Bar Association, and as a delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1901-1902. Biography Alex ...

(1851–1916), lawyer and railroad executive *

Alexander Morgan Hamilton Alexander Morgan Hamilton (January 25, 1903 – May 29, 1970) was an American philanthropist and civil servant. He was the grandson of J. P. Morgan the financier, and great-great-grandson of Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasur ...

(1903–1970), American philanthropist and civil servant *

Alexander Hamilton (bishop) Alexander Kenneth Hamilton (11 May 191522 December 2001) was an eminent Anglican clergyman during the second half of the 20th century. Educated at Malvern and Trinity Hall, Cambridge (he proceeded Cambridge Master of Arts in 1941), he trained fo ...

(1915–2001), Bishop of Jarrow in the Church of England *

Alistair Hamilton Alexander Macdonald "Alistair" Hamilton CBE JP (11 May 1925 – 25 May 2012) was president of the Law Society of Scotland

(Alexander Macdonald Hamilton, 1925–2012), President of the Law Society of Scotland; vice-Chairman of the Royal Bank of Scotland

Ships

* PS ''Alexander Hamilton'', a steamboat built for the Hudson River Day Line in 1924 * USCGC ''Alexander Hamilton'' (WPG-34), a U.S. Coast Guard cutter commissioned in 1937 * USS ''Alexander Hamilton'', a list of ships

Visual arts

* ''Alexander Hamilton'' (Ceracchi), a 1794 marble bust by Giuseppe Ceracchi * ''Alexander Hamilton'' (Trumbull), a 1792 painting by John Trumbull *

Statue of Alexander Hamilton (Central Park) An outdoor granite sculpture of Alexander Hamilton by Carl Conrads is installed in Central Park, Manhattan, New York. Hamilton's son, John C. Hamilton, commissioned Conrads to sculpt this statue, which was dedicated on November 22, 1880, and don ...

, an 1880 granite statue by Carl Conrads *

Statue of Alexander Hamilton (Columbia University) An outdoor 1908 sculpture of Alexander Hamilton by William Ordway Partridge is installed outside Hamilton Hall on the Columbia University campus in Manhattan, New York, United States. See also * 1908 in art Events from the year 1908 in art. ...

, a 1908 sculpture by William Ordway Partridge * Statue of Alexander Hamilton (Washington, D.C.), a 1923 bronze statue by James Earle Fraser

Other uses

* ''Alexander Hamilton'' (book), a 2004 book by Ron Chernow * ''Alexander Hamilton'' (film), a 1931 film biography * "Alexander Hamilton" (song), a song from the 2015 musical ''Hamilton''