Alexander Hamilton Jr.

Alexander Hamilton Jr (May 16, 1786 - August 2, 1875)^[1] was the third child and the second son to Alexander Hamilton. He graduated from Columbia University several weeks after his father was killed in a duel in 1804. He was invited to be an apprentice attorney in Stephen Higginson's Boston law firm and later became a lawyer. He fought in the Duke of Wellington's army then returned to America to fight in the War of 1812 as an infantry captain. He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1819. He also represented Eliza Jumel during the time she was divorcing her unfaithful husband Aaron Burr.^[2]

U.S. Attorney James Alexander Hamilton was his brother.

References

^ Heitman, Francis B. Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army
^ Chernow, Ron Alexander Hamilton pg. 726

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Name	Hamilton, Alexander, Jr.
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Short description	American attorney
Date of birth	May 16, 1786
Place of birth
Date of death	August 2, 1875
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