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Think You Know HAMILTON‘s Founding Fathers?
As the nation moves toward Election Day (Nov 5, 2024) and the City of Denver hosts the third engagement of Hamilton (Oct 16-Nov 24, 2024), explore an extremely abbreviated āsocial cardā for the countryās Founding Fathers: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and Benjamin Franklin.
George Washington
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š¼ First President of the United States of America
š¼ Commander of the Continental Army
š¼ President of the Constitutional Convention
š¼ Farmer
š Studied at the school of life with no formal education past 15.
š Lived in Mount Vernon, Virginia
š From Popes Creek, Virginia
ā¤ļø Married to Martha Washington
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George Washington (February 22, 1732 ā December 14, 1799) was an American Founding Father, politician, military officer, and farmer who served as the first president of the United States (1789 to 1797).
John Adams
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š¼ Second President of the United States of America
š¼ Delegate to First and Second Continental Congress
š Studied law at Harvard University
š Lived in the newly completed White House
š From North Precinct of Braintree, Massachusetts
ā¤ļø Married to Abigail Adams
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John Adams (October 30, 1735 ā July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, andĀ Founding FatherĀ who served as the first Vice President of the United States of America (1789 to 1797) and, subsequently, second President of the nation (1797 to 1801). Before his presidency, he was a leader of the American Revolution that achieved independence from Great Britain.
Thomas Jefferson
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š¼ Third President of the United States of America
š¼ Author of the Declaration of Independence
š Studied philosophy at the College of William and Mary
š Lived in Monticello
š From Shadwell Plantation in Ablemarle Co., Virginia
ā¤ļø Married to Martha Jefferson
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Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 ā July 4, 1826), a spokesman for democracy, wasĀ an AmericanĀ Founding Father, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and the third President of the United States (1801ā1809).
James Madison
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š¼ Fourth President of the United States of America
š¼ Secretary of State of the United States of America
š¼ Co-author of The Federalist Papers
š¼ Founder of the Democratic-Republican Party
š¼ Father of the Constitution
š Studied classical languages, math, rhetoric, geography and philosophy at College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)
š Lived in Montpelier Station, Virginia
š From Port Conway, Virginia
ā¤ļø Married to Dolley Todd Madison
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James Madison (March 16, 1751 – June 28, 1836) was the fourthĀ President of the United StatesĀ (1809-1817) and one of itsĀ Founding Fathers. At theĀ Constitutional Convention, he influenced the planning and ratification of theĀ U.S. Constitution and collaborated with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay the publication of TheĀ Federalist Papers. As a member of the newĀ House of Representatives, he sponsored theĀ Bill of Rights and served as Secretary of State under President Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809). In later years, he was referred to as the āFather of the Constitution.ā
Alexander Hamilton
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š¼ Secretary of Treasury of United States of America
š¼ Representative of New York to Congress of the Confederation
š¼ Co-author of The Federalist Papers
š¼ Lawyer
š Studied math at Kingās College (now Columbia University)
š Lived in Hamilton Heights (now Harlem), New York
š From Charlestown on the British island of Nevis
ā¤ļø Married to Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton
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Born and raised in the West Indies, Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1757 ā July 12, 1804) was orphaned in his early teens. He became aĀ Founding Father of the United States, soldier who fought in the American Revolutionary War, congressman, scholar, economist, lawyer, and co-author of The Federalist Papers. He helped draft the Constitution, served as the first Secretary of the Treasury, and was the founder and chief architect of the American financial system.
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š¼ First Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court
š¼ Negotiator of the Jay Treaty of 1794
š¼ Member of the New York Committee of Correspondence
š¼ Co-author of The Federalist Papers
š¼ Lawyer
š Studied law at Kingās College (now Columbia University)
š Lived in Katonah, New York
š From New York, New York
ā¤ļø Married to Sarah Livingston Jay
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John Jay (December 12, 1745Ā – May 17, 1829) was a Founding Father of the United States, an American statesman, diplomat, abolitionist, and signatory of the Treaty of Paris, which settled major grievances withĀ Great BritainĀ and promoted commercial prosperity. He served as the first Chief Justice of the Supreme CourtĀ (1789-1795) and as the second governor of New York (1975-1801). He directed U.S. foreign policyĀ for much of the 1780s and was an important leader of the Federalist PartyĀ after the ratification of the United States ConstitutionĀ in 1788.
Benjamin Franklin
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š¼ First Postmaster General of the United States of America
š¼ Founder of The Library Company
š¼ Proved lightning is electricity with The Kite Experiment
š¼ Inventor of the Franklin Stove, bifocal glasses, and lightning rod
š Studied the school of life with no formal education past 10.
š Lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
š From Boston, Massachusetts
ā¤ļø Married by common-law to Deborah Read
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Benjamin Franklin (October 18, 1785 ā November 5, 1788) was Americaās scientist, inventor, politician, philanthropist and business man. He is best known as the only Founding Father who signed all three documents that freed America from Britain. Franklin is credited with drafting the Declaration of Independence and the American Constitution. He also negotiated the Treaty of Paris which ended the Independence War against Britain.
