Alexander Hamilton was born on January 11, 1757, in Charlestown, on the island of Saint Kitts and Nevis. His father was James A. Hamilton and Alexander's mother was Rachel Faucette Buck.

Hamilton led the Treasury Department as a trusted member of President Washington's first Cabinet.

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In the election of 1800, Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr were running against each other. They both got 73 votes so Hamilton voted for Jefferson at the last moment. Burr was very mad.

Burr challenged Hamilton to a duel on July 11, 1804. People who said no to a duel would be called a coward so Hamilton did accept. They had Wogdon guns. They both fired. Hamilton's shot hit a bush or a tree. Burr's shot hit Hamilton. Hamilton died the next day.

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Alexander Hamilton is on the $10 dollar bill. It was first printed in 1861 but President Abraham Lincoln was on it. The first $10 dollar bill with Alexander Hamilton on it was printed in 1928.