Search for content in message boards

U.S.V.I. Families

Replies: 81

Re: James Hamilton, brother of Alexander

Posted: 12 May 2015 1:08PM GMT
Classification: Query
Alexander Hamilton, the man on the front of your $10 bill, was born on Nevis in either 1755 or 1757. His mother, Rachel Fawcett Lavain, was said to be of “mixed blood” and his father was James Hamilton Sr., the fourth son of a Scottish Duke. Rachel and James never married, so Alexander Hamilton was denied admission to schools run by the Anglican Church. James Sr. eventually abandoned Rachel and their two sons. Alexander’s older brother, James Jr., by the same mother and father, was dark-skinned. James Hamilton Jr. migrated to the American colonies, where he was treated as a black man, including once being refused a seat on a Broadway coach because of his race. Alexander Hamilton went on to establish the first national bank in the American colonies, founded the U.S. Mint, and wrote the majority of the Federalist Papers. His is the only “black” face on U.S. currency.
SubjectAuthorDate Posted
kjlid4 8 Mar 2011 10:59PM GMT 
SarahCrevisto... 10 Jun 2014 7:53PM GMT 
SherriFL 14 Aug 2014 8:31AM GMT 
Chris Whitake... 12 May 2015 7:08PM GMT 
bluravenxx 25 Dec 2011 6:07AM GMT 
Milanndendy 18 Apr 2012 10:48PM GMT 
Cassius J. Callender 22 May 2000 6:06PM GMT 
soulsistah196... 1 Jun 2007 4:35AM GMT 
soulsistah196... 1 Jun 2007 4:52AM GMT 
Qee2u 11 Jun 2010 1:39AM GMT 
per page

Find a board about a specific topic