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 ...

Thomas Jefferson (seated left), Alexander Hamilton (standing) and George Washington (seated right). Each political party had put up two candidates, one that they intended to be president and the ...

Facing $80 million in debt as Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton got creative In September 1789, President George Washington assigned Alexander Hamilton the task of solving the ...

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 ...