Philip Hamilton (the second)
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Hamilton at age 78
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| Born | June 1 or June 2, 1802 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | July 9, 1884 (aged 82) Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Spouse(s) | Rebecca McLane |
| Children | Louis McLane Hamilton Allan McLane Hamilton |
| Parent(s) |
Alexander Hamilton Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton |
| Relatives |
Philip Hamilton (brother) Angelica Hamilton (sister) Alexander Hamilton Jr. (brother) James Alexander Hamilton (brother) John Church Hamilton (brother) William S. Hamilton (brother) Eliza Hamilton Holly (sister) Philip Schuyler (maternal grandfather) Angelica Schuyler Church (maternal aunt) Peggy Schuyler Van Rensselaer (maternal aunt) |
| Family | Hamilton, Schuyler |
Philip Hamilton (June 1 or 2, 1802 – July 9, 1884) was the youngest child of Alexander Hamilton, who was the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was named in memory of his oldest brother, also Philip Hamilton.
Hamilton, known as "Little Phil" or as Philip Hamilton (the Second), born in New York City, was the youngest child of Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton. The day of his birth in 1802 was June 2 by his son's account, or June 1 according to his New York Herald obituary and his gravestone.
He was born the year after the death of his oldest brother, also named Philip Hamilton, after whom he was named. The older Philip, who was named for his grandfather Philip Schuyler, was killed in a duel with George Eacker on November 24, 1801.
According to his son, psychiatrist Allan McLane Hamilton, the younger Philip "manifested much of his father's sweetness and happy disposition, and was always notably considerate of the feelings of others, and was punctilious to a fault in his obligations." Due to his widowed mother's poverty after Alexander Hamilton's death in 1804, during his childhood Philip "was denied those advantages accorded to his elder brothers, and had, in every sense, to make his own way."
Hamilton stood nearly six feet tall. He had no college education, but was able to enter the profession of law after studying with one of his brothers in New York.
Hamilton practiced law in New York, and served as an assistant United States Attorney during the 1830s under his older brother James Alexander Hamilton. As a prosecutor, he achieved a notable success in his trial and conviction of the pirate Charles Gibbs. Gibbs was sentenced to death for the murder of a ship's captain and mate, and was hanged on April 22, 1831.
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