Alexander Hamilton

Very few America’s founders influenced its political system and Alexander Hamilton is one of them. Alexander Hamilton was one of the founding fathers of United states. He was an American statesman, lawyer and a soldier. He was the first secretary of the treasury.  He was known as the founder of financial system of the nation’s establishing federalist form of government and a glorious interpreter and promoter of the US constitution.        

           Alexander Hamilton was born circa in January 11 in between 1755 and 1757 in British west indies. His mother was Rachel Lavein who was the French and British Huguenot descent and his father James Hamilton was a Scottish trader. His mother was died early at her age 38 in 1768.  He was abandoned his father in 1766 and grew up without any kind of privileges. Hamilton took his first job at his age 11.  He used to work as an accountant clerk and first exposed to international commerce which is including trading slaves. In 1773, he was enrolled for higher study in king’s college which is known as Columbia university later. He came to the Mainland colony in 1776 and undertake on a remarkable carrier.  He was involved with politics at his very early age and he published his first political writings about an article defending the patriots against the interest of pro-British loyalists. He left kings college before completing his graduation to join forces with the patriots and protest of British commercial business regulation and taxation.

The revolutionary war was caused in 1775 and he joined in continental congress. He was the part of New York provincial Artillery company and fought in the Long Island battle. In 1777 he could expand to lieutenant colonel of the continental army. During the revolution, he worked with general Washington and caught his attention as a professional, skilled and honest worker. Then Washington made Hamilton as his assistant and a trustworthy adviser. He worked with George Washington for the five years and help him to write critical letter, control and reform many reports on the strategic way and organize the continental army. He was bored with his desk job and able to convinced Washington to led him some battles. After getting his permission, Hamilton got victorious charge against the British in the battle of Yorktown. On that time, Cornwallis surrendered on this battle and lead Hamilton to make two major negotiation in 1783; “the treaty of Paris between Great Britain and United states.” These treaties were known as the peace agreements that is peace of treaties. Through these treaties, the revolutionary war of America was coming to an end. As an advisor Hamilton understood the jealousy and displeasure between states. In 1798, he was appointed as an inspector general in the glorious war in between America and France. After the revolution, he retired from his work as an advisor to George Washington because of his study in law. He completes his graduation distinguishing him as a respectful attorney and took his profession as a vehicle of getting success during the independence of America. He started to practice in New York city.  Most of his client were unhappy at a great extent with British Loyalists and continue their devotion against the oppression of the king of England. After the revolutionary war, most of the rebels went back to their homes but loyalists were trying to obstacle them. Hamilton was defending the loyalist against the rebels instituted new principles. Hamilton proved about 45trespass cases and establish the permission to collect damages from the loyalists. The main goal of Hamilton was to educate the people in the state rather than farming. In Philadelphia 1790, Hamilton and Jefferson did a meeting together known as “the dinner table bargain” and decided to establish a national bank to reduce the national debt.  

                 Alexander Hamilton has a great contribution in the history of America. He was an economist, politician, philosopher, constitutional lawyer and the founder as well the driving figure of the federalism.  Even though Hamilton is not a writer of constitution, he was greatly influence its ratification. He was first sign the US constitution which was the primary author of the federalist paper.  Hamilton had written 51 essays out of 85 essays under the collective title “the federalists”. Hamilton was an energetic advocate arguing against the anti- federalism sentiment. His attempt was successful when New York agreed to ratify eight states. Hamilton was appointed a secretary of treasury during the presidency of George Washington. He wanted to establish a strong central federalist Government.  He was the designer of the first treasury of America. He believed that it would help to collect money for the developing of the national debt and financial field of USA. He was the architect and the writer of the article ‘Confederation’ which convince to ratify the constitution of establishing a strong central Government.  He supported Jefferson to get victory against Aaron burr in the 1800 presidential election led to his own demise. He paid off the federal debt which includes taking on all states debt to improve US credit. He created a high Tariffs to protect American manufactured from foreign competition. During his private and public life, he combined nationalist commitment, elitist politics and a vision of dynamic capitalist development. He was one of the New York delegates to the constitutional convention. His birth was humble but his death was a sad history. Aaron burr was shoot Hamilton on july,1804 in New York and he was died the day after that.