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[[image:alexhamilton.jpg|300px|thumb|Alexander Hamilton by John Trumbull 1792.]]

[[image:alexhamilton.jpg|300px|thumb|Alexander Hamilton by John Trumbull 1792.]]

'''Alexander Hamilton''' (January 11, 1757 - July 12, 1804) was one of the most important, and most conservative and nationalistic, of the [[Founding Fathers]] of the [[United States]].  After wartime service as chief of staff 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 what the Constitution means.  He was a leading intellectual of his time, and the driving force of the Washington Administration that shaped the young nation.  Hamilton played a key role in:

'''Alexander Hamilton''' (January 11, 1757 - July 12, 1804) was one of the most important, and most conservative and nationalistic, of the [[Founding Fathers]] of the [[United States]].  After wartime service as chief of staff 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 Administration that shaped the young nation.  Hamilton played a key role in:

* the continued success of George Washington as his top aide

* the continued success of George Washington as his top aide

[[Category:Taxation]]

[[Category:Taxation]]

[[Category:American Revolution]]

[[Category:American Revolution]]