The idea of having a military academy to provide officers for future campaigns was that of Alexander Hamilton so it is only natural that they honor him in this way. He expressed the ideas of the need for such an institution when he was Secretary of the Treasury during George Washington's administration. He probably should have consulted the Secretary of War first.
Alexander Hamilton was born on the West Indian island of Nevis, probably in 1755. He does not have a recorded middle name.
Union General Schuyler Hamilton graduated from West point in 1841. Among the graduating class of 52 cadets, Schuyler ranked 24th. Schuyler was the grandson of Alexander Hamilton. Schuyler saw action in the Western Theater, at Corinth, Mississippi.Due to illness he was forced to resign in 1863.
yes in the island of Nevis, British west indies
No, no relation (or no close relation -- both did have Scottish ancestry). Andrew Hamilton, the Philadelphia lawyer from the 1735 Zenger trial, died in 1741. Alexander Hamilton, the Founding Father and Federalist, was born in 1755 and raised in the West Indies until age 11.
Hamilton's father was Scottish, and his mother was born on the the island of Nevis in West Indies (as was Hamilton) where she died when Hamilton was 12. They really couldn't be either since they never lived in the American Colonies.
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton was born on the West Indian island of Nevis, probably in 1755. He does not have a recorded middle name.
Union General Schuyler Hamilton graduated from West point in 1841. Among the graduating class of 52 cadets, Schuyler ranked 24th. Schuyler was the grandson of Alexander Hamilton. Schuyler saw action in the Western Theater, at Corinth, Mississippi.Due to illness he was forced to resign in 1863.
yes in the island of Nevis, British west indies
He was born in Charles Town, Nevis, British West Indies.
He was born in Charles Town, Nevis, British West Indies.
No, no relation (or no close relation -- both did have Scottish ancestry). Andrew Hamilton, the Philadelphia lawyer from the 1735 Zenger trial, died in 1741. Alexander Hamilton, the Founding Father and Federalist, was born in 1755 and raised in the West Indies until age 11.
I'm pretty sure it's the Treasury. Treasury Secretary was Alexander Hamilton in 1789, and he was from the British West Indies.
Hamilton's father was Scottish, and his mother was born on the the island of Nevis in West Indies (as was Hamilton) where she died when Hamilton was 12. They really couldn't be either since they never lived in the American Colonies.
Alexander Hamilton belonged to the United States. He was born in the West Indies but immigrated to the American colonies as a teenager and became one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
Alexander Hamilton wasn't born in the US, but he represented New York.
Alexander Hamilton was born on January 11, 1755