Alexander Hamilton, star of the hit Broadway musical that I still have not seen to the great

dismay of my wife. I have heard the songs. However, we won't be talking about the musical much today.

This will be a more in-depth examination of the actual man.

Hamilton was one of the most influential founding fathers in United States history,

but before the hit musical named in his honor, his story received far, far less attention than most of his contemporaries,

perhaps because he never became president.

Alexander Hamilton was a war veteran, a personal assistant to George Washington for many years and arguably his most trusted advisor,

the first secretary of the US Treasury, and a leading figure when it came to establishing a national system of currency and banking and credits, a leader of the early Federalist

party, one of the founders and implementers of the Constitution, a dude who got

shot and killed in a duel in the exact same place where his son also fought in a duel and a man often called the

father of the US economy which is how he ended up as the face of the $10 bill.

You might not know much about Hamilton but if you grew up in US, you've seen his face your whole life.

Before he got shot, Hamilton was one of the most powerful and influential politicians in the

entire country.

Something when he was born, no one could have reasonably dreamt of.

Hamilton came from extremely humble beginnings.

He was an illegitimate child, a bastard,

and he lived in poverty after his father abandoned his family.

Dad's, am I right?

What a bunch of rascals.

By the age of 13, some sources say 11 he was working as a clerk at a trading company.

Can you imagine working as a clerk back when you were in 7th or 8 eighth grade? I can't. I was proud of myself

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