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Alexander Hamilton (other)
Alexander Hamilton (1755 or 1757–1804) was the first United States Secretary of the Treasury and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. Alexander Hamilton may also refer to: People Government and military * Alexander Hamilton (sailor) (before 1688–after 1733), Scottish sea captain, commander of the ''Bombay Marine'' * Alexander Hamilton (of Ballincrieff) (1684–1763), Scottish politician, MP for Linlithgowshire 1727–1741 * Alexander Hamilton (died 1768), Irish MP for Killyleagh * Alexander Hamilton (died 1809), Irish MP for Ratoath, Carrickfergus and Belfast * Alexander Hamilton (British Army officer) (1765–1838), British soldier of the Napoleonic Wars * Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton (1767–1852), Scottish politician * Alexander Hamilton Jr. (1786–1875), American colonel and New York City lawyer, son of founding father Alexander Hamilton * Alexander Hamilton (general) (1815–1907), American Civil War general, grandson of found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757July 12, 1804) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first United States secretary of the treasury from 1789 to 1795. Born out of wedlock in Charlestown, Nevis, Hamilton was orphaned as a child and taken in by a prosperous merchant. He pursued his education in New York before serving as an artillery officer in the American Revolutionary War. Hamilton saw action in the New York and New Jersey campaign, served for years as an aide to General George Washington, and helped secure American victory at the Siege of Yorktown. After the war, Hamilton served as a delegate from New York to the Congress of the Confederation. He resigned to practice law and founded the Bank of New York. In 1786, Hamilton led the Annapolis Convention to replace the Articles of Confederation with the Constitution of the United States, which he helped ratify by writing 51 of the 85 installments of '' The Federali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Hamilton (footballer, Born 1936)
Alexander William Hamilton (5 April 1936 – 24 July 1993) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Dundee and the Scotland national team. Hamilton, a right back, was signed for Dundee by manager Willie Thornton and made his league debut in a 7–1 win over Airdrieonians in 1957. He remained with Dundee for ten years, winning the League title in 1961–62 and reaching the Scottish Cup final in 1963–64.They Wore The Dark Blue For Club and Country – Alex Hamilton Dundee FC, 15 November 2015 During his time at , Hamilton won 24 |
Statue Of Alexander Hamilton (Central Park)
An outdoor granite sculpture of Alexander Hamilton by Carl Conrads is installed in Central Park, Manhattan, New York. Hamilton's son, John C. Hamilton, commissioned Conrads to sculpt this statue, which was dedicated on November 22, 1880, and donated to the city. Conrads used the bust of Hamilton created by the sculptor Giuseppe Ceracchi as a model for Hamilton's head. American founding father Alexander Hamilton lived nearby in Manhattan, at Hamilton Grange, when he died in 1804. Description Hamilton is dressed in Colonial style with a wig, ruffled collar, knickers, and buckle shoes. His right hand is on his chest, while his left hand is holding a rolled document, resting on a stone column. Thirteen stars encircle the top of the pedestal. A sword, scabbard and military hat are near the base of the pedestal. Conrads, working for New England Granite Works owned by James G. Batterson, used a block of Westerly granite since it was both beautiful and durable, able to withstand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Hamilton (Trumbull)
''Alexander Hamilton'' is a 1792 full-length portrait of Alexander Hamilton by John Trumbull. It is one of multiple paintings John Trumbull made of Alexander Hamilton. In 2013, the painting was donated by Credit Suisse to both New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas Bentonville is the tenth-largest city in Arkansas, United States and the county seat of Benton County. The city is centrally located in the county with Rogers adjacent to the east. The city is the birthplace of and world headquarters locatio .... According to The Met, the work is considered the "greatest known portrait of Hamilton and one of the finest civic portraits from the Federal period". References External links * {{Alexander Hamilton 1792 paintings Paintings by John Trumbull Cultural depictions of Alexander Hamilton Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art Collection of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art 18t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Hamilton (Ceracchi)
''Alexander Hamilton'' is a marble bust portrait of Alexander Hamilton, done in the style of a Roman Senator, by the Italian sculptor Giuseppe Ceracchi. Ceracchi also created many replicas, in both marble and plaster. The bust was later used as a model for sculptures and paintings. History Ceracchi created a terracotta model of Hamilton, from life, about 1791–92. This was subsequently sent to Rome, where he created the marble version. As written to Hamilton in July 1792, Ceracchi was "impatient to receive the clay that I had the satisfaction of forming from your witty and significant physiognomy". He returned to deliver the bust to Hamilton in 1794. He did not receive payment until later. On March 3, 1796, Hamilton wrote in his cash-book: "for this sum through ''delicacy'' paid upon cherachi’s draft for making my bust on his own importunity & as a favour to him $620" The Hamilton family kept the bust until 1896 when it was bequeathed to the New York Public Library along with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Alexander Hamilton
USS ''Alexander Hamilton'' may refer to the following ships operated by the United States government: United States Navy *, was a U.S. Navy revenue cutter in service from 1871 to 1906, and a participant in the Spanish–American War *, was a U.S. Navy submarine in service from 1963 to 1993 United States Coast Guard *, was a U.S. Coast Guard cutter commissioned in 1937 and sunk by a U-boat in January 1942 *, was a U.S. Coast Guard cutter in service from 1967 to 2011 *, is a U.S. Coast Guard cutter commissioned in 2014. See also * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alexander Hamilton United States Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USCGC Alexander Hamilton (WPG-34)
USCGC ''Alexander Hamilton'' (WPG-34) was a cutter. She was named after Founding Father and the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton. Sunk after an attack by a German U-boat in January 1942, the ''Hamilton'' was the U.S. Coast Guard's first loss of World War II. Design The design of the ''Alexander Hamilton'' was based on the U.S. Navy's ''Erie'' class of gunboats. This of U.S. Coast Guard cutters was sometimes referred to as the Secretary class. History The ''Alexander Hamilton'' was built at the New York Navy Yard for the U.S. Coast Guard. Her keel was laid on September 11, 1935 and she was launched on January 6, 1937. The U.S. Coast Guard had truncated her name to ''Hamilton'' that year, but resumed using the full name in January 1942 after a request by the U.S. Navy to avoid confusion with the destroyer . Sinking On January 29, 1942, the ''Alexander Hamilton'' was torpedoed on the starboard side by the , which had been patrolling the Icelandic co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PS Alexander Hamilton
''Alexander Hamilton'' was a steamer built for the Hudson River Day Line in 1924 and named after Founding Father Alexander Hamilton. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 25, 1977. The remains of the vessel are located adjacent to the Naval Weapons Station Earle pier in Middletown Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. History The Hudson River Day Line used ''Alexander Hamilton'' to transport passengers along the Hudson River between New York City and Albany, New York. In her later years, the run was shortened to a turnaround in Poughkeepsie. The steamer was built by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation in 1924. The steamer operated from 1924 to 1971, first running with other Day Line Steamers, including the ''Peter Stuyvesant'' until the 1960s, when the company was purchased by the Circle Line, and became a one boat operation. She was over 300 feet in length and was built to handle more than 3,000 passengers. Her replacement wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alistair Hamilton
Alexander Macdonald "Alistair" Hamilton CBE JP (11 May 1925 – 25 May 2012) was president of the Law Society of ScotlandLondon Gazette Supplement 30 December 1978 Gazetted CBE’s - Alexander Macdonald Hamilton, past President, The Law Society of Scotland Retrieved 7 September 2011 and vice-chairman of the Royal Bank of Scotland. Born in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland on 11 May 1925, Alexander Macdonald Hamilton was educated at the |
Alexander Hamilton (bishop)
Alexander Kenneth Hamilton (11 May 191522 December 2001) was an eminent Anglican clergyman during the second half of the 20th century. Educated at Malvern and Trinity Hall, Cambridge (he proceeded Cambridge Master of Arts in 1941), he trained for the ministry at Westcott House, Cambridge. He was ordained a deacon by John Willis, assistant bishop, at Holy Apostles, Leicester, on 8 October 1939; and a priest by Guy Smith, Bishop of Leicester, at St Margaret's, Leicester, on 22 September 1940. His first post was as a Curate in Birstall, Leicestershire, after which he was a Chaplain in the RNVR. When peace returned he was Vicar of St Francis, Ashton Gate. Appointed Rural Dean of Central Newcastle in 1962, when Vicar of the Parish Church of St John the Baptist, Grainger Street, he became Bishop of Jarrow, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Durham, three years later. He was ordained (consecrated) a bishop by Donald Coggan, Archbishop of York The archbishop of York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Morgan Hamilton
Alexander Morgan Hamilton (January 25, 1903 – May 29, 1970) was an American philanthropist and civil servant. He was the grandson of J. P. Morgan the financier, and great-great-grandson of Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury of the United States. Early life Alexander Morgan Hamilton was born on January 25, 1903, in New York City to William Pierson Hamilton (1869–1950) and Juliet Pierpont Morgan (1870–1952), one of four children born to John Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), the financier. Through his paternal grandfather, William Gaston Hamilton (1832–1913), and his great-grandfather, John Church Hamilton, he was the great-great-grandson of Alexander Hamilton, the first United States Secretary of the Treasury, and Elizabeth Schuyler (1757–1854). His siblings included Helen Morgan Hamilton (1896–1985), Pierpont Morgan Hamilton (1898–1982), and Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton (1908–1919). In 1921, he graduated from St. Paul's School, and from Harv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Hamilton (Virginia Lawyer)
Alexander Hamilton (March 18, 1851 - February 4, 1916) was a railroad lawyer and businessman, who served as a president of The Virginia Bar Association, and as a delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1901-1902. Biography Alexander Hamilton was born in Williamsboro, North Carolina on March 18, 1851. He graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1871, and was an assistant professor of Latin and tactics there for two years. He was married three times, to Mary Stuart Donnan, Kate M. Venable, and Helen Leslie McGill. He died at his home in Petersburg, Virginia on February 4, 1916, and was buried at Blandford Cemetery Blandford Cemetery is a historic cemetery located in Petersburg, Virginia. The oldest stone, marking the grave of Richard Yarbrough, reads 1702. It is located adjacent to the People's Memorial Cemetery, a historic African-American cemetery. Alt .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Hamilton, Alexander Virginia lawyers Delegates to Virginia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
