Alexander Hamilton Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Alexander Hamilton, based on 4 World History Database records associated with United States of America.

4 records1777–17924 events2 places

Chronological biography

1777

Battle of Princeton3 January 1777

Warfare / American War of Independence · Captain · Princeton

A number of British troops left behind in Princeton surrender to Captain Alexander Hamilton

1791

Bank of the United States25 February 1791

Government / Government of USA · Secretary of the Treasury · Secretary of the Treasury · Philadelphia

His bank plan becomes law when Washington signs the bank charter

First Bank of the United States25 February 1791

Economy / Banking · Treasury Secretary · Philadelphia

Hamilton secures a federal charter for the First Bank of the United States.

1792

Coinage Act2 April 1792

Economy / Currency · Treasury Secretary · Philadelphia

The Coinage Act establishes the United States Mint and a decimal national currency.

Titles and roles

Captain · Secretary of the Treasury · Secretary of the Treasury · Treasury Secretary

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.