Alexander Hamilton

Lived : January 11, 1755 -July 12, 1804

Accomplishments:

● Fought in the Revolutionary War

● Came up with the first national bank plan

● First Secretary of the Treasury

● Only signer of the constitution from New York

Alexander Hamilton was born in St. Kitts and Nevis, which is a country in the Caribbean. When he came to the Colonies in 1772, he dropped in at a moment of tension. He helped defeat the British and rose up the ranks, all the way to becoming the first Secretary of the Treasury. He died in 1804 in a duel with Aaron Burr.