He died in a tragic duel with his political rival, Aaron Burr. Alexander Hamilton was born on January 11, 1757, in Nevis, British West Indies. His father, James Hamilton, was a Scottish trader.

Baker. Hamilton Hall is named for Alexander Hamilton. A four-story, brick, Georgian Revival-style student dormitory built in 1926, Hamilton Hall was included in the original McKim, Mead & White campus ...

Find out more about the character of founding father Alexander Hamilton, and see aspects of the astute mind behind the face on the ten dollar bill. Hamilton was a foreigner with a different ...