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Alexander Hamilton

Ancestry of
Alexander Hamilton

1st U.S. Secretary of the Treasury


Who was Alexander Hamilton?

Alexander Hamilton was a founding father of the United States, born on January 11, 1755 or 1757, in the Caribbean island of Nevis. He was an American statesman, military commander, lawyer, and economist who played a key role in the American Revolution and the early years of the United States. He served as a senior aide to General George Washington during the Revolutionary War and later as the first Secretary of the Treasury under President George Washington. As Treasury Secretary, Hamilton played a key role in establishing the nation's financial system, including the creation of the First Bank of the United States and the implementation of a national excise tax. He was also a leading advocate for a strong federal government and played a key role in the ratification of the U.S. Constitution. Hamilton died on July 12, 1804, after a duel with Vice President Aaron Burr, at the age of 49.


Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for Alexander Hamilton

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Henry Bass

Boston Tea Part participant

17th cousin 1 time removed
via Edward I, King of England

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Henry Bass

Boston Tea Part participant

17th cousin
via Isabella de Beauchamp

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Henry Bass

Boston Tea Part participant

21st cousin
via Hugh de Kevelioc

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Henry Bass

Boston Tea Part participant

19th cousin
via Sir Gilbert de Clare

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Henry Bass

Boston Tea Part participant

16th cousin
via Edmund Fitzalan

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Henry Bass

Boston Tea Part participant

21st cousin
via Sir Saher IV de Quincy

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Henry Bass

Boston Tea Part participant

20th cousin
via Sir William Longespee

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Dallas West

Hall of Fame Pool Player

20th cousin 1 time removed
via Sir Roger de Quincy

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Porter Goss

1st Director of the C.I.A.
19th and last Dir. of Central Intelligence

15th cousin 6 times removed
via Richard Fitzalan

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Alec Baldwin

Television and Movie Actor

15th cousin 5 times removed
via Richard Fitzalan

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Alfred Ely Beach

Co-founder & Editor, Scientific American

20th cousin 1 time removed
via Hugh de Kevelioc

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Alfred Ely Beach

Co-founder & Editor, Scientific American

21st cousin
via John FitzGilbert (the Marshal)

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Alfred Ely Beach

Co-founder & Editor, Scientific American

20th cousin
via Sir Geoffrey FitzPiers

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Rear Admiral Philip H. Cooper

United States Navy

17th cousin 4 times removed
via Edward I, King of England

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Rear Admiral Philip H. Cooper

United States Navy

16th cousin 4 times removed
via Henry Plantagenet

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Rear Admiral Philip H. Cooper

United States Navy

17th cousin 4 times removed
via Margaret of France

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Rear Admiral Philip H. Cooper

United States Navy

16th cousin 3 times removed
via Sir Robert de Holland

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Mark Gordon

33rd Governor of Wyoming

17th cousin 4 times removed
via Edward I, King of England

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Alonzo M. Clark

16th Governor of Wyoming

17th cousin 4 times removed
via Edward I, King of England

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Alonzo M. Clark

16th Governor of Wyoming

16th cousin 4 times removed
via Henry Plantagenet

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Alonzo M. Clark

16th Governor of Wyoming

17th cousin 4 times removed
via Margaret of France

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Alonzo M. Clark

16th Governor of Wyoming

16th cousin 3 times removed
via Sir Robert de Holland

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William Henry Burleigh

Poet and Journalist

17th cousin 2 times removed
via Edward I, King of England

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William Henry Burleigh

Poet and Journalist

16th cousin 2 times removed
via Henry Plantagenet

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William Henry Burleigh

Poet and Journalist

19th cousin 1 time removed
via Sir Gilbert de Clare

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