Alexander Hamilton, Jr.
| Alexander Hamilton, Jr. | |
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Hamilton in December 1863
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| Secretary of the United States Legation at Madrid | |
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In office 1848–1850 |
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| Born | January 26, 1816 |
| Died | December 30, 1889 (aged 73) New York City |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse(s) | Angelica Livingston (m. 1840; his death 1889) |
| Children | 1 |
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| Relatives | See Hamilton & Schuyler family |
| Alma mater | United States Military Academy |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
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.
Hamilton was born on January 26, 1816 in New York City. He was the third of five children, and the only son, born to James Alexander Hamilton (1788–1878) and Mary Morris, the daughter of Robert Morris and Frances Ludlum. His paternal grandparents were Alexander Hamilton (1755–1804), the first Secretary of the Treasury, and Eliza Schuyler (1757–1854). His grandmother was the second daughter of Philip Schuyler, a Revolutionary War general, and Catherine Van Rensselaer, of the Van Rensselaers of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck, one of the richest and most politically influential families in the state of New York.
Hamilton attended the United States Military Academy at West Point from July 1832 to June 1835.
He became a lawyer in New York City, and was a founding partner in the law firm of Hamilton and Lyon. From 1848 to 1850, he was the Secretary of the United States Legation at Madrid, serving under Washington Irving. He retired from the practice of law in 1870.
In April 1861, during the American Civil War, Hamilton was appointed a volunteer aide-de-camp to General John E. Wool, who commanded the U.S. Army's Department of the East in New York. On August 28, 1861, he was formally appointed as Wool's additional aide-de-camp until his resignation on December 11, 1861. In July 1863, during the New York City draft riots, he again assisted Wool, who reported to Governor Seymour that his "former aid[e], Colonel Alexander Hamilton, Jr. ... volunteered especially for this occasion, and [was] constantly in attendance day and night."
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