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Facts

Also Known As Camillus
Born January 11, 1755 or January 11, 1757 • Saint Kitts and Nevis
Died July 12, 1804 • New York City • New York
Title / Office Continental Congress (1788), United States • Continental Congress (1787), United States • Continental Congress (1783), United States • Continental Congress (1782), United States
Political Affiliation Federalist Party
Awards And Honors Hall of Fame (1915)
Notable Works Federalist papers
Role In American Revolution • Boston Tea Party • Burr–Hamilton duel • Constitutional Convention • Jay Treaty

Did You Know?

  • 11 years before they dueled, Aaron Burr dissuaded Hamilton from dueling James Monroe.
  • As attorneys, Hamilton and Burr worked together in the first recorded U.S. murder trial.
  • Hamilton founded a newspaper that later became The New York Post.

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