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Philip Hamilton (January 22, 1782 – November 24, 1801) was the eldest child of Alexander Hamilton (the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury) and Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton. He died at age 19, fatally shot in a duel with George Eacker.
Sep 14, 2023 · Philip Hamilton was the eldest child of Alexander Hamilton and a promising young lawyer. He was killed in a duel in 1801, three years before his father met the same fate in a similar way.
- Kaleena Fraga
Jan 21, 2018 · There are literally thousands of surviving letters written by Alexander Hamilton, dating from his teenaged years all the way to a few hours before his fateful duel with Aaron Burr. But there's only one letter written to him by his oldest son Philip that is known to survive today, and this is it.
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Philip Hamilton was born in 1782 and named after his grandfather, a Revolutionary War general. He died in 1801 in a duel with George Eacker, a Republican lawyer, after a theater argument. His father, Alexander Hamilton, was devastated by his loss and never fully recovered.
- Philip Hamilton (1782–1801) The oldest of the Hamilton brood, Philip was born in 1782 and named after his maternal grandfather, Philip Schuyler, an American Revolutionary War general and Senator.
- Angelica Hamilton (1784–1857) Philip’s death cast a lasting shadow across the Hamilton family, but no one was more affected than Alexander’s second-oldest child, Angelica.
- Alexander Hamilton (1786–1875) Like the original Alexander Hamilton, the younger Alexander studied at Columbia and went on to become a lawyer, graduating college just a few weeks after his father’s dueling death at the hands of Aaron Burr.
- James Alexander Hamilton (1788–1878) After graduating from Columbia and becoming a lawyer, James married into another powerful American family: the Morrises.
Philip Hamilton was the eldest son of Alexander Hamilton, one of the founding fathers of the United States. He died in a duel at the age of 19 after defending his father's honour, and his death affected his family deeply.
Learn about the 1804 duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, the political rivals and Founding Fathers, from the musical Hamilton and the historical sources. Find out how they got to Weehawken, who fired first, and who survived.
