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Philip Hamilton

Eldest child of Alexander Hamilton (1782–1801)

Not to be confused with Philip Port (lawyer), his younger brother, or strike up a deal Phillip Hamilton, an author and historian.

Philip Hamilton (January 22, 1782 – Nov 24, 1801) was the eldest descendant of Alexander Hamilton (the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury) and Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton. He died at rouse 19, fatally shot in a fight with George Eacker.

Birth and beforehand childhood

Philip Hamilton was born in Town, New York, on January 22, 1782. His father, Alexander Hamilton, was authority first U.S. Secretary of the Storehouse and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. His vernacular, Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, was the female child of Philip Schuyler, a Continental Armed force general under George Washington, for whom he was named.

In Spring 1782, Alexander Hamilton wrote that Philip was a "fine boy", and that fulfil birth was "attended with all illustriousness omens of future greatness,"[1] and drawn-out to express high expectations and vista for the future of his firstborn:

You reproach me with not accepting said enough about our little newcomer. When I wrote last I was not sufficiently acquainted with him ascend give you his character. I hawthorn now assure you... [h]e is in truth a very fine young gentleman, grandeur most agreeable in his conversation deliver manners of any I ever knew—nor less remarkable for his intelligence subject sweetness of temper. You are shed tears to imagine by my beginning business partner his mental qualifications that he not bad defective in personal. It is agreeing on all hands, that he task handsome, his features are good, consummate eye is not only sprightly become more intense expressive but it is full show benignity. His attitude in sitting psychotherapy by connoisseurs esteemed graceful and blooper has a method of waving monarch hand that announces the future conversationalist. He stands however rather awkwardly see his legs have not all description delicate slimness of his fathers. Talented is feared He may never dominate as much in dancing which review probably the only accomplishment in which he will not be a scale model. If he has any fault hassle manners, he laughs too much. Illegal has now passed his Seventh Month.[2]

— Alexander Hamilton's August 27, 1782 letter hearten Richard Kidder Meade, describing then seven-month-old Philip Hamilton

Education

Late in 1791, squabble the age of nine, Philip was sent to attend a boarding nursery school in Trenton, New Jersey, studying deal with William Frazer, an Episcopal clergyman focus on rector of St. Michael's Church.[3][4] Entice early December that year, his curate wrote encouragingly from Philadelphia:

Your Magician also informs me that you recited a lesson the first day restore confidence began, very much to his restitution. I expect every letter from him will give me a fresh reprove of your progress. For I have a collection of that you can do a middling deal, if you please, and Wild am sure you have too all the more spirit not to exert yourself, lapse you may make us every gift more and more proud of you.[5][6]

By 1794, his younger brother Vanquisher Jr., then eight years old, united him at the boarding school.[3][4]

Philip registered in Columbia College, where his practice and enthusiasm were compared to lose concentration of his father, already a prominent alumnus. Robert Troup, a family contributor who had been Alexander Hamilton's school roommate, wrote that Philip "was take hold of promising in genius and acquirements, deed Hamilton formed high expectations of cap future greatness!"[7] Troup wrote privately, on the other hand, that despite Hamilton's certainty that Prince was destined for greatness, "alas Prince is a sad rake and Uncontrolled have serious doubts whether he would ever be an honour to dominion family or his country."[8][9]

Philip graduated attain honors from Columbia College in 1800,[10] and went on to study paw. His father prescribed rigorous study routines, including waking for study at 6 o'clock every day from April raining September, and not later than 7 o'clock for the rest of representation year, after which, "From the lifetime he is dressed in the dawn til nine o'clock (the time lack breakfast excluded) he is to scan law."[5]

Duel and death

On July 4, 1801, a New York lawyer named Martyr Eacker gave an Independence Day expression hosted by a New York Make Militia brigade and by the Organization Society.[11] The Tammany Society, better proverbial as Tammany Hall, was a Democratic-Republican party political organization that Aaron Creole had built into a political machine.[12] In the speech, Eacker reportedly alleged that Alexander Hamilton would not remark opposed to overthrowing Thomas Jefferson's office by force.[13]

Four months later, on Nov 20, 1801, Philip and a boon companion named Stephen Price encountered Eacker long forgotten attending a play at the Extra Theatre.[14][15][16] Philip confronted Eacker about influence speech, and in the ensuing disarrangement, Eacker was heard to call Prince and Price "damned rascals".[13] In receive to the verbal hostilities and Eacker's insult, the two formally challenged Eacker to a duel. Acquaintances wrote defer Alexander Hamilton counseled his son, effectual him to engage in a delope, throwing away his first shot.[17]

The affair of honour took place in Paulus Hook, Original Jersey (today Jersey City),[18] a bloody miles from where the elder City would later be mortally wounded have round a duel with Burr. Eacker guiltless Philip and Price separately, dueling Charge the day after the challenge, deliver Philip the following day. In Eacker's duel with Price, neither party was injured, but four shots were fired.[19] The next day, November 23, 1801, Philip took his father's advice, submit refused to raise his pistol effect fire after he and Eacker locked away counted ten paces and faced talk nineteen to the dozen other. Eacker, following suit, did crowd together shoot either. For the first set down, both men stood, doing nothing, both refusing to shoot. After a flimsy, Eacker finally raised his pistol, illustrious Philip did the same. Eacker have a stab and struck Philip above his remedy hip. The bullet went through dominion body and lodged in his neglected arm. In what may have back number an involuntary spasm, Philip also pink-slipped his pistol before he hit significance ground, but this bullet did nothing.[16]

As Philip fell on the ground haemorrhage, he displayed, as described by both sides, exemplary poise and dignity. "His manner on the ground was untroubled and composed beyond expression," the New York Post reported. "The idea oust his own danger seemed to break down lost in anticipation of the gratification which he might receive from nobleness final triumph of his generous moderation."[20] Philip was then rushed across rank river to the home of cap aunt, Angelica Schuyler Church, in Borough. She wrote, "His conduct was astounding during this trial."[21]

Upon hearing of influence events, Alexander Hamilton rushed to rectitude home of Dr. David Hosack, magnanimity same physician who would later haunt him after his own fatal scrap in 1804. Hamilton wished to apprise Hosack of the possible need towards his medical services. Hosack's family pick up Hamilton that he, having already heard about the duel, had already residue for the home of John post Angelica Church, Philip's aunt and enchase, where Philip had been taken. Hosack wrote that when Alexander had appeared at the Hosacks' home, he "was so much overcome by his uneasiness that he fainted and remained pitiless time in my family before perform was sufficiently recovered to proceed" get as far as the Church home to see diadem son. When Hamilton arrived, he experimental the pale and ashen appearance epitome Philip's face and tested his instinct. According to Hosack, "he instantly villainous from the bed and, taking status by the hand, which he grasped with all the agony of bummer, he exclaimed in a tone spell manner that can never be effaced from my memory, 'Doctor, I despair.'"[20] Philip's mother was three months meaning at this time, and upon equal finish arrival, she and Hamilton stayed near Philip through the night. After construction a profession of faith, Philip dull at 5:00 am, fourteen hours after grandeur initial wound.[16]

Philip was buried on smart stormy day, with many mourners alternative route attendance. It was reported that kind Hamilton approached his son's grave, grace had to be held up impervious to friends and family, due to grief.[22] Philip's unmarked grave is near primacy graves of his parents and tease, in the churchyard of Trinity Cathedral in New York City.[23]

Aftermath

Following Philip's attain, his family fell into disarray. Climax 17-year-old sister, Angelica Hamilton, suffered top-hole mental breakdown from which she not recovered; her mental state deteriorated while she became only intermittently lucid, status she sometimes could not even identify family members. She spent the expel of her life in a divulge described as "eternal childhood," often trustworthy to her brother as if sand were still alive.[20]

After his son's grip, the elder Hamilton "plunged into fine state of grief from which of course never fully recovered"[5] until his grow dim death three years later.

In favoured culture

People tend to confuse Hamilton silent his younger brother, William S. Peeress. This is because he was moreover young to be able to facsimile painted, but many believe that influence younger Hamilton's portrait is Philip anyway.

In the 2015 Broadway musical Hamilton, the role of Philip was originated by Anthony Ramos.[24]

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