Alexander Hamilton, Jr was studying law when his father was shot in the most famous duel in American History. The duel took place at the same place where his older brother Phillip had been killed by a Burr supporter. He was at his father’s side when he died. He dropped out of school and went to Spain to join Arthur Wellesley’s (the future Duke of Wellington) army. He returned to be a captain in the War of 1812. After this he became a lawyer and a politician. He moved to New York City and became wealthy on Wall Street and in real estate. He was one of the most well-known lawyers. Meanwhile, Aaron Burr’s life had gone downhill since the duel. Many considered him a murderer and then he was accused of treason because of a crazy scheme to create an empire in the west. Although acquitted, he was broke and broken. He tried to regain his status by marrying a very wealthy divorcee named Eliza Jumel. It was not for love. He cheated on her a lot and mismanaged her fortune to the point that she filed for divorce. Guess who took the case? Alexander, Jr. was only too happy to offer his services as her divorce lawyer. It was a nasty divorce as Hamilton dredged up all of Burr’s misdeeds and there were a lot of them. Burr suffered a stroke during the proceedings and died a few hours after the divorce was finalized. Hamilton did not go to the funeral.
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Alexander Hamilton, Jr.
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