In a message dated 7/27/2002 9:42:40 PM Eastern Standard Time, Watsonkbsj@aol.com writes: > In a message dated 7/26/02 10:02:52 PM Central Daylight Time, > k3y5m7m9@yahoo.com writes: > > > > Alexander was the one who signed the declaration of independence on July > 4th > > 1776 Alexander did not sign the declaration of Independence. (and btw, most of the signers did not sign it on the 4th of July, but that's another story..) he did play a major role in early American History, however. See below.... Alexander was a resident of NY. The signers for NY were William Floyd, Phillip Livingston, Francis Lewis, and Lewis Morris. Alexander Hamilton was a NY delegate to the first constitutional congress. He was also the first secretary of the Treasury. He resigned after a lack of support from congress and some financial problems. This was NOT before he drafted the "doctrine of implied powers" which said that the US government had powers implied by the constitution by not specifically granted. This document has been pivotal in US history. Jefferson opposed this doctrine, but it was upheld by the Supreme Court. In 1901 Jefferson and Arron Burr ran for President. It was a tie in the electoral collect. Under the rules then, both were eligible for the presidency. Hamilton's distrust of Burr led Hamilton to support Jefferson. Jefferson was elected President and Burr became our vice president. (In those days, the person with the most electoral votes became president, second votes became Vice President). In 1804, Burr ran for governor of NY and lost when Hamilton questioned Burr's integrity. They had a duel and Hamilton was shot. He died the next day. Burr was held in the "smallest federal prison in the country", which is still in existence, in Washington County, Georgia. Alexander Hamilton was later chosen to be on the $10 bill, due to his position as the first Secretary of the Treasury. He is one of only 4 people (I believe) to be on US paper money, who never served as President. Hope this helps clarify some info on Alexander.