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Alexander Hamilton To Be Celebrated on His 250th Birthday

Submitted by Carol Hamilton, Jan 10, 2007 19:56

It's excellent that New Yorkers are recognizing the contributions of Hamilton, the only New Yorker to sign the Constitution and the one who fought hard to get New York to join the new union. But all the emphasis on Hamilton's financial acumen may obscure the breadth of his interests. He came to the US to study medicine, a subject that he was interested in, and knowledgeable about, all his life. He was a tender father and loving, affectionate (although not always faithful) husband. And although he was a financial wizard, he himself took no interest in wealth, writing to his friend Robert Troup, who had offered to get him in on a land deal, "I don't want to be rich." Celebrated for his practical, administrative abilities and pragmatic worldview, Hamilton is also a romantic figure who lived an extraordinary life.

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As a full reading of Hamilton's work, and his intellectual descendants, will show, the first Treasury Secretary was the direct... [MORE]

nancy Spannaus

Jan 11, 2007 09:08

I'll be sure to attend Hammy's b-day. Hamilton was truly an extraordinary character by any scale of comparison. It could... [MORE]

Jon Lenglain

Jan 11, 2007 01:37

It's excellent that New Yorkers are recognizing the contributions of Hamilton, the only New Yorker to sign the Constitution and...

Carol Hamilton

Jan 10, 2007 19:56

Without Hammie, I would not have enjoyed a series of good jobs in the securities biz, and thus able to... [MORE]

Maggie Lynn Griggs

Jan 10, 2007 11:25

On behalf of the Hamilton decendants, I want to thank Maggie Lynn Griggs and the other 100 or so New... [MORE]

Dale Hamilton

Jan 13, 2007 03:22

I ,too,am a descendant of Alexander Hamilton (5th great) and we were all deeply touched by all who came out... [MORE]

Ann Hamilton Duprey

Jan 13, 2007 19:10

I am a direct decendant of Alexander Hamilton. My great grandmother was Janie Hamilton who married Tom Thornburgh in the... [MORE]

Susan J. Gleason

May 14, 2008 12:14

Let us all fervently hope that the long-delayed relocation and restoration of The Grange, Alexander Hamilton's country house in Harlem... [MORE]

Teri Noel Towe

Jan 10, 2007 09:18

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