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Personal data Alexander Hamilton 

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  • He was born on May 16, 1786 in New York, New York, Verenigde Staten.
  • Profession: Lawyer, Soldier.
  • He died on August 2, 1875 in New York, New York, Verenigde Staten, he was 89 years old.
  • He is buried in Christ Church New Brunswick, New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.
  • A child of Alexander Hamilton and ?

Household of Alexander Hamilton


Notes about Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton, soldier, born in New York city, 16 May, 1786; died there, 2 August, 1875, was graduated at Columbia in 1804, studied law, and was admitted to practice. He went abroad, and was with the Duke of Wellington's army in Portugal in 1811, but returned on hearing rumors of impending war with Great Britain.

He was appointed captain of United States infantry in August, 1813, and acted as aide-de-camp to General Morgan Lewis in 1814. In 1822 he was appointed United States district attorney in Florida, and in 1823 one of the three Florida land-commissioners. His last years were passed in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and in New York city, where he engaged in real estate speculations.

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James Alexander Hamilton
± 1718-1799
Rachel Faucette
1729-1768
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Alexander Hamilton
1786-1875


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Birthday May 16, 1786

  • The temperature on May 16, 1786 was about 15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1786: Source: Wikipedia
    • May 1 » In Vienna, Austria, Mozart's opera The Marriage of Figaro is performed for the first time.
    • June 10 » A landslide dam on the Dadu River created by an earthquake ten days earlier collapses, killing 100,000 in the Sichuan province of China.
    • August 7 » The first federal Indian Reservation is created by the United States.
    • August 29 » Shays' Rebellion, an armed uprising of Massachusetts farmers, begins in response to high debt and tax burdens.
    • September 11 » The beginning of the Annapolis Convention.
    • November 30 » The Grand Duchy of Tuscany, under Pietro Leopoldo I, becomes the first modern state to abolish the death penalty (later commemorated as Cities for Life Day).

Day of death August 2, 1875

  • The temperature on August 2, 1875 was about 19.4 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 61%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In the year 1875: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 5 » The Palais Garnier, one of the most famous opera houses in the world, is inaugurated in Paris.
    • February 25 » Guangxu Emperor of Qing dynasty China begins his reign, under Empress Dowager Cixi's regency.
    • July 9 » The Herzegovina Uprising against Ottoman rule begins, which would last until 1878 and have far-reaching implications throughout the Balkans.
    • September 3 » The first official game of polo is played in Argentina after being introduced by British ranchers.
    • October 16 » Brigham Young University is founded in Provo, Utah.
    • December 4 » Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison; he is later recaptured in Spain.


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