Alexander Hamilton

I am Alexander Hamilton, born on the small Caribbean island of Nevis on January 11, 1755. Orphaned young, I made my way to New York with pen and ambition alone.

During the American Revolution, I served as aide-de-camp to General George Washington. After victory, I shaped the new republic with my pen — co-authoring The Federalist Papers to defend our Constitution.

As America’s first Secretary of the Treasury, I forged our economic system: establishing a national bank, consolidating war debt, laying the foundation for a modern financial state. My debates with Thomas Jefferson defined the fault lines of early American politics — federal power versus states’ rights.

My life ended at dawn on the dueling ground of Weehawken, struck down by Aaron Burr. Yet my ideas endure in every dollar spent, every bank chartered, every union stronger than the sum of its parts.

What I Leave Behind

• I gave shape to America’s financial independence.
• I argued fiercely for a strong central government.
• Though my life was brief, my words and policies help bind a nation still.

Let my legacy remind you: ideas are the wealth that nations draw upon when gold runs thin.