Alexander Hamilton Jr.
| Alexander Hamilton, Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 16, 1786 |
| Died | August 2, 1875 (aged 89) New York City |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Lawyer, real estate developer |
| Spouse(s) | Eliza P. Knox |
| Parent(s) | |
| Relatives |
|
Colonel Alexander Hamilton, Jr. (May 16, 1786 – August 2, 1875) was the third child and the second son of Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton and Alexander Hamilton, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
By the age of eight, Hamilton began attending a boarding school in Trenton, New Jersey, where he joined his older brother Philip studying with William Frazer, an Episcopal clergyman and rector of St. Michael's Church.
He later attended Columbia College in New York. According to historian Ron Chernow, he graduated from Columbia in 1804, several weeks after his father was killed in a duel with Aaron Burr. According to the St. Andrew's Society of New York, of which Hamilton was a member, Hamilton "did not graduate on account of an accident", but shortly afterward began the study of law.
After college, Hamilton was invited to be an apprentice attorney in Stephen Higginson's Boston law firm, and was later admitted to practice law.
He sailed to Spain in 1811 or 1812, during a period of political conflict preceding the War of 1812, and joined the Duke of Wellington's forces, then fighting against Napoleon's army in Portugal. After acquiring some military and strategic training with the British Army, Hamilton returned to America to serve in the War of 1812, receiving a commission as Captain of the 41st Regiment of Infantry in the United States Army in August 1813. The 41st Regiment did not appear to have seen active service in the war, and Hamilton went on to act as aide-de-camp to his father's friend General Morgan Lewis in 1814, serving until June 15, 1815.
...
Wikipedia