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Essay Archive - The Life of Alexander Hamilton
The Life of Alexander Hamilton
Before earning such a glowing acclamation from the French statesman,
Alexander Hamilton would have a rocky road to travel. He was most likely
born on the island of Nevis in the British West Indies in 1755. The exact
date of his birth is unknown, and even his year of birth is an item of
dispute among scholars. The youngest of two illegitimate sons born to
Rachel Faucett Lavien, a Huguenot, and James Hamilton, an irresponsible but
charming Scottish merchant, Alexander had no birth certificate nor
baptismal record to t....
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