# Alexander Hamilton

URL: https://buzzle.com/history/articles-alexander-hamilton
Category: History
Published: 2009-07-09T00:35:34
Updated: 2026-07-27T14:59:05
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Alexander Hamilton was the first Secretary of the Treasury of the United States of America. He was also a political philosopher and economist. Hamilton was born in Charlestown, the capital of Nevis in the British West Indies.