Hamilton, Alexander
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Alexander Hamilton Soundex Code H543
Wikipedia page about Alexander Hamilton
Born: January 11, 1755 or 1757, Charlestown, Nevis, British West Indies
Died: July 12, 1804, New York City, (aged 47 or 49)
Born out of wedlock and raised in the West Indies, local wealthy men helped Hamilton get a college education after he was orphaned as a child.
1st United States Secretary of the Treasury, term: Friday, September 11, 1789 to Saturday, January 31, 1795.
