Alexander Hamilton

 

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Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757 – July 12, 1804) was one of the most influential of the United States' founding fathers.  Elected a member of the Continental Congress in 1782, Hamilton at once became a leading proponent of a stronger national government than that provided for by the Articles of Confederation.

 

Hamilton was the obvious choice to be the first secretary of the treasury under the new constitution.  Holding this office from Sept. 11, 1789, to Jan. 31, 1795, he proved himself a brilliant administrator both in organizing the Treasury Department and in assisting generally to set guidelines for and staff all the departments of government.  Most notably, however, he sent reports to Congress on the public credit and on the national bank. Hamilton argued that if the nation was to grow and prosper, its credit would have to be sound to encourage both foreign and domestic investment.

 

Hamilton's own career was terminated prematurely when he was killed in a duel with Aaron Burr in 1804.

 

His brilliant Federalist Papers essays on the need for a stronger union, the utility of a national taxing power, and the importance of the executive and judicial branches of the federal government became classic statements of his political philosophy of strong leadership in the public interest.

Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton

 

FEDERALIST No. 1 General Introduction

 

FEDERALIST No. 6 Concerning Dangers from Dissensions Between the States

 

FEDERALIST No. 7 Concerning Dangers from Dissensions Between the States (con't)

 

FEDERALIST No. 8 The Consequences of Hostilities Between the States

 

FEDERALIST No. 9 The Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and Insurrection

 

FEDERALIST No. 11 The Utility of the Union in Respect to Commercial Relations and a Navy

 

FEDERALIST No. 12 The Utility of the Union In Respect to Revenue

 

FEDERALIST No. 13 Advantage of the Union in Respect to Economy in Government

 

FEDERALIST No. 15 The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union

 

FEDERALIST No. 16 The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union (con't)

 

FEDERALIST No. 17 The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union (con't)

 

FEDERALIST No. 18 The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union (con't) (with Madison)

 

FEDERALIST No. 19 The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union (con't) (with Madison)

 

FEDERALIST No. 20 The Insufficiency fo the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union (con't) (with Madison)

 

FEDERALIST No. 21 Other Defects of the Present Confederation

 

FEDERALIST No. 22 Other Defects of the Present Confederation (con't)

 

FEDERALIST No. 23 The Necessity of a Government as Energetic as the One Proposed to the Preservation of the Union

 

FEDERALIST No. 24 The Powers Necessary to the Common Defense Further Considered

 

FEDERALIST No. 25 The Powers Necessary to the Common Defense Further Considered (con't)

 

FEDERALIST No. 26 The Idea of Restraining the Legislative Authority in Regard to the Common Defense Considered

 

FEDERALIST No. 27 The Idea of Restraining the Legislative Authority in Regard to the Common Defense Considered (con't)

 

FEDERALIST No. 28 The Idea of Restraining the Legislative Authority in Regard to the Common Defense Considered (con't)

 

FEDERALIST No. 29 Concerning the Militia

 

FEDERALIST No. 30 Concerning the General Power of Taxation

 

FEDERALIST No. 31 Concerning the General Power of Taxation (con't)

 

FEDERALIST No. 32 Concerning the General Power of Taxation (con't)

 

FEDERALIST No. 33 Concerning the General Power of Taxation (con't)

 

FEDERALIST No. 34 Concerning the General Power of Taxation(con't)

 

FEDERALIST No. 35 Concerning the General Power of Taxation (con't)

 

FEDERALIST No. 36 Concerning the General Power of Taxation (con't)

 

FEDERALIST No. 49 Method of Guarding Against the Encroachments of Any One Department of Government by Appealing to the People Through a Convention (Hamilton or Madison)

 

FEDERALIST No. 50 Periodical Appeals to the People Considered (Hamilton or Madison)

 

FEDERALIST No. 51 The Structure of the Government Must Furnish the Proper Checks and Balances Between the Different Departments (Hamilton or Madison)

 

FEDERALIST No. 52 The House of Representatives (Hamilton or Madison)

 

FEDERALIST No. 53 The House of Representatives (con't) (Hamilton or Madison)

 

FEDERALIST No. 54 The Apportionment of Members Among the States (Hamilton or Madison)

 

FEDERALIST No. 55 The Total Number of the House of Representatives (Hamilton or Madison)

 

FEDERALIST No. 56 The Total Number of the House of Representatives (con't) (Hamilton or Madison)

 

FEDERALIST No. 57 The Alleged Tendency of the New Plan to Elevate the Few at the Expense of the Many Considered in Connection with Representation (Hamilton or Madison)

 

FEDERALIST No. 58 Objection That The Number of Members Will Not Be Augmented as the Progress of Population Demands Considered

 

FEDERALIST No. 59 Concerning the Power of Congress to Regulate the Election of Members

 

FEDERALIST No. 60 Concerning the Power of Congress to Regulate the Election of Members (con't)

 

FEDERALIST No. 61 Concerning the Power of Congress to Regulate the Election of Members (con't)

 

FEDERALIST No. 62 The Senate (Hamilton or Madison)

 

FEDERALIST No. 63 The Senate (con't) (Hamilton or Madison)

 

FEDERALIST No. 65 The Powers of the Senate (con't)

 

FEDERALIST No. 66 Objections to the Power of the Senate To Set as a Court for Impeachments Further Considered

 

FEDERALIST No. 67 The Executive Department

 

FEDERALIST No. 68 The Mode of Electing the President

 

FEDERALIST No. 69 The Real Character of the Executive

 

FEDERALIST No. 70 The Executive Department Further Considered

 

FEDERALIST No. 71 The Duration in Office of the Executive

 

FEDERALIST No. 72 The Same Subject Continued, and Re-Eligibility of the Executive Considered

 

FEDERALIST No. 73 The Provision For The Support of the Executive, and the Veto Power

 

FEDERALIST No. 74 The Command of the Military and Naval Forces, and the Pardoning Power of the Executive

 

FEDERALIST No. 75 The Treaty-Making Power of the Executive

 

FEDERALIST No. 76 The Appointing Power of the Executive

 

FEDERALIST No. 77 The Appointing Power Continued and Other Powers of the Executive Considered

 

FEDERALIST No. 78 The Judiciary Department

 

FEDERALIST No. 79 The Judiciary (con't)

 

FEDERALIST No. 80 The Powers of the Judiciary

 

FEDERALIST No. 81 The Judiciary Continued, and the Distribution of the Judicial Authority

 

FEDERALIST No. 82 The Judiciary Continued

 

FEDERALIST No. 83 The Judiciary Continued in Relation to Trial by Jury

 

FEDERALIST No. 84 Certain General and Miscellaneous Objections to the Constitution Considered and Answered

 

FEDERALIST No. 85 Concluding Remarks