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}}'''Alexander Hamilton''' (January 11, 1757 - July 12, 1804) was one of the most important, and most [[conservative]] and [[Patriotic|nationalistic]], of the [[Founding Fathers]] of the [[United States]].  One of the greatest American intellectuals ever, Hamilton became a [[Christian]] about a decade before he was shot and killed in a duel with Aaron Burr.<ref>D'Elia, Donald (1983). [http://www.catholiceducation.org/en/culture/history/alexander-hamilton-from-caesar-to-christ.html "Alexander Hamilton: From Caesar to Christ"], ch. 6 of ''The Spirits of 76'' (Front Royal, VA: Christendom College Press), p. 87.  Republished at Catholic Education Resource Center website/Culture/History.</ref>

}}'''Alexander Hamilton''' (January 11, 1757 – July 12, 1804) was one of the most important, and most [[conservative]] and [[Patriotic|nationalistic]], of the [[Founding Fathers]] of the [[United States]].  One of the greatest American intellectuals ever, Hamilton became a [[Christian]] about a decade before he was shot and killed in a duel with Aaron Burr.<ref>D'Elia, Donald (1983). [http://www.catholiceducation.org/en/culture/history/alexander-hamilton-from-caesar-to-christ.html "Alexander Hamilton: From Caesar to Christ"], ch. 6 of ''The Spirits of 76'' (Front Royal, VA: Christendom College Press), p. 87.  Republished at Catholic Education Resource Center website/Culture/History.</ref>

After wartime service as aide-de-camp to General [[George Washington]], he became a leading lawyer in [[New York]].  He called for a strong new [[constitution]] to replace the weak national government, and in 1788 he wrote half the ''[[Federalist Papers]]'', which mobilized supporters of the Constitution and continues to be the single most influential interpretation of [[republicanism]] and what the Constitution means.  He was a leading intellectual of his time and the driving force of the [[Washington D.C.|Washington]] Administration that shaped the young nation.   

After wartime service as aide-de-camp to General [[George Washington]], he became a leading lawyer in [[New York]].  He called for a strong new [[constitution]] to replace the weak national government, and in 1788 he wrote half the ''[[Federalist Papers]]'', which mobilized supporters of the Constitution and continues to be the single most influential interpretation of [[republicanism]] and what the Constitution means.  He was a leading intellectual of his time and the driving force of the [[Washington D.C.|Washington]] Administration that shaped the young nation.