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    Alexander Hamilton (book)

    2004 biography

    Alexander Hamilton is a 2004 biography of American statesman Alexander Hamilton, written by biographer Ron Chernow. Hamilton, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, was an instrumental promoter of the U.S. Constitution, founder of the nation's financial system, and its first Secretary of the Treasury.

    The book, which was met with mostly positive acclaim, went on to win the inaugural George Washington Book Prize for early American history and was a nominee for the 2005 National Book Critics Circle Award in biography. In 2015, the book was adapted into the musical Hamilton by playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda. The stage production went on to win numerous accolades, including 11 Tony Awards.

    Background

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    Before working on Alexander Hamilton, Chernow had previously written multiple books in the topics of business and finance. In 1990, he published The House of Morgan, which covered the life of financier J.P. Morgan

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    Alexander Hamilton

    American Founding Father and statesman (1755/1757–1804)

    For other uses, see Alexander Hamilton (disambiguation).

    Alexander Hamilton

    Posthumous portrait by John Trumbull, 1806,[1] from a life bust by Giuseppe Ceracchi, 1794

    In office
    September 11, 1789 – January 31, 1795
    PresidentGeorge Washington
    Preceded byOffice established
    Succeeded byOliver Wolcott Jr.
    In office
    December 14, 1799 – June 15, 1800
    PresidentJohn Adams
    Preceded byGeorge Washington
    Succeeded byJames Wilkinson
    In office
    November 3, 1788 – March 2, 1789
    Preceded byEgbert Benson
    Succeeded bySeat abolished
    In office
    November 4, 1782 – June 21, 1783
    Preceded bySeat established
    Succeeded bySeat abolished
    Born(1755-01-11)January 11, 1755 or 1757[a]
    Charlestown, Colony of Nevis, British Leeward Islands
    Died (aged 47 or 49)
    New York City, U.S

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    Alexander Hamilton

    Post-War Accomplishments (1784-1795)

    After his military service, Hamilton returned to New York where he passed the dryckesställe exam to practice lag. Defending a British loyalist in 1784, he helped establish the principle that courts have the right and responsibility to interpret law. Judicial review remains a cornerstone of the American legal system today.

    Hamilton also helped funnen the finansinstitut of New York to reenergize the war-torn economy. In 1784, he helped to establish the finansinstitut of New York. In 1781, the Bank of North amerika was the first finansinstitut established in the United States in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. To assist New York commerce, Hamilton wrote the bank’s constitution. This document inspired other banks to follow a similar model.

    In 1782, Hamilton was appointed to the församling of the Confederation as a representative from New York and later served as an assemblyman in the New York State Legislator. In 1787, as a member of församling, Hamilton attended the Consti