On January 22, 1782, Alexander and his wife, Elizabeth “Eliza” Schuyler Hamilton, had their first son, Philip, who grew up to be smart, quick-tempered, and fiercely loyal to his father.

“Hamilton” the musical is largely faithful to Alexander Hamilton’s life, with a few events transposed in time and some details changed for dramatic license. Some historians have said the ...

Alexander Hamilton was a scrappy immigrant from Saint Kitts and Nevis. A prolific writer, he composed 51 of the Federalist Papers, but then a scandalous affair scuttled his chances for a political ...

A pair of pistols once owned by Alexander Hamilton, the Founding Father killed by a similar gun in his infamous duel with Aaron Burr, sold for $1.15 million, according to Rock Island Auction Company.

Alexander Hamilton, a founding father and the first secretary of the treasury of the United States, died 214 years ago today from a gunshot wound. He was of indeterminate age. The bullet came ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Joanne Freeman, a history professor at Yale University, about politicians quoting Alexander Hamilton and other founding fathers during the impeachment trial.

Alexander Hamilton is born on the British island of Nevis in the West Indies, the second of two boys. His father James is a Scottish trader of noble ancestry. His mother Rachel Faucett ...

Investopedia / Ellen Lindner Alexander Hamilton was a writer, soldier, lawyer, politician, economist, and one of the founding fathers of the United States. During his short life, Hamilton achieved ...

But before he died a notorious death — in a duel with Aaron Burr — Alexander Hamilton was the most powerful man in America next to George Washington and arguably the most significant person in ...