1. Philip Hamilton was the eldest child of Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton.
15 Facts About Philip Hamilton
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Philip Hamilton died at age 19, fatally shot in a duel with George Eacker.
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In Spring 1782, Alexander Hamilton wrote that Philip was a "fine boy", and that his birth was "attended with all the omens of future greatness," and continued to express high expectations and hopes for the future of his firstborn:.
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Philip Hamilton stands however rather awkwardly and his legs have not all the delicate slimness of his fathers.
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Late in 1791, at the age of nine, Philip was sent to attend a boarding school in Trenton, New Jersey, studying with William Frazer, an Episcopal clergyman and rector of St Michael's Church.
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Philip Hamilton enrolled in Columbia College, where his knowledge and enthusiasm were compared to that of his father, already a renowned alumnus.
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Philip Hamilton graduated with honors from Columbia College in 1800, and went on to study law.
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Philip Hamilton confronted Eacker about the speech, and in the ensuing disturbance, Eacker was heard to call Philip Hamilton and Price "damned rascals".
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Acquaintances wrote that Alexander Philip Hamilton counseled his son, telling him to engage in a delope, throwing away his first shot.
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The next day, November 23,1801, Philip Hamilton took his father's advice, and refused to raise his pistol to fire after he and Eacker had counted ten paces and faced each other.
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Philip Hamilton wished to inform Hosack of the possible need for his medical services.
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Hosack's family told Hamilton that he, having already heard about the duel, had already left for the home of John and Angelica Church, Philip's aunt and uncle, where Philip had been taken.
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When Hamilton arrived, he observed the pale and ashen appearance of Philip's face and tested his pulse.
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Philip Hamilton was buried on a stormy day, with many mourners in attendance.
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Philip Hamilton spent the rest of her life in a state described as "eternal childhood," often talking to her brother as if he were still alive.