History UsefulNotes / AlexanderHamilton

He was bitter enemies with UsefulNotes/ThomasJefferson, but [[EnemyMine the two temporarily became allies]] during the 1800 presidential election when Aaron Burr, another enemy of Hamilton's, finished in a tie with Jefferson for the presidency. Four years later, Hamilton and Burr would be [[DuelToTheDeath involved in a duel, resulting in Hamilton's death]]. As the father of the Treasury, he is memorialized on the U.S. $10 bill. The US constitution's "natural born citizen" clause was written to grandfather in people born outside the US but citizens at independence possibly explicitly to allow people like him a shot at the Presidency [[note]]Also of note, leaving out the caveat about being a citizen at the time of ratifying the constitution meant the US would need to wait at least 24 years (the candidate is to be at least 35 years old to run, and the Constitution was drafted 11 years after independence) for someone eligible, not to mention it would have cast doubt on the legitimacy of Washington as president, which was of course out of the question[[/note]] but the aforementioned sex scandal coupled with his premature death ultimately derailed any chance at a (Vice-)presidential career, leading to a lot of WhatCouldHaveBeen speculation in alternate history fiction.

* He is mentioned by Ichabod in the Series/SleepyHollow episode "Dawn's Early Light" when the curator of UsefulNotes/PaulRevere’s house mentions that the place has more visitors now due to the [[Theatre/{{Hamilton}} musical‘s]] popularity. Astonished, Ichabod makes a [[DeadpanSnarker statement]] that he had a voice like a “stuck goat”.

* Alexander Hamilton was actually a [[MainstreamObscurity relatively obscure figure]], with many people struggling to come up with any specifics other than the $10 bill, his role in the writing of the Constitution, and the Aaron Burr duel. That changed with the advent of Creator/LinManuelMiranda's smash hit musical ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'', which Miranda first publicly performed what would become the show's opening number at an evening celebrating poetry and the spoken word at the White House in 2009; that performance can be viewed on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNFf7nMIGnE YouTube]]. It's fascinating to see the crowd (including the President!) laugh at the idea at first and then gradually be won over by Miranda's performance. The musical has since gone on to Broadway, becoming massively popular and winning 11 Tony Awards and even a Pulitzer.

* Alexander Hamilton was actually a [[MainstreamObscurity relatively obscure figure]], with many people struggling to come up with any specifics other than the $10 bill and the Aaron Burr duel, until the advent of Creator/LinManuelMiranda's smash hit musical ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}''. Miranda first publicly performed what would become the show's opening number at an evening celebrating poetry and the spoken word at the White House in 2009; that performance can be viewed on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNFf7nMIGnE YouTube]]. It's fascinating to see the crowd (including the President!) laugh at the idea at first and then gradually be won over by Miranda's performance. The musical has since gone on to Broadway, becoming massively popular and winning 11 Tony Awards and even a Pulitzer.

* Alexander Hamilton was actually a relatively obscure figure until the advent of Creator/LinManuelMiranda's smash hit musical ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}''. Miranda first publicly performed what would become the show's opening number at an evening celebrating poetry and the spoken word at the White House in 2009; that performance can be viewed on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNFf7nMIGnE YouTube]]. It's fascinating to see the crowd (including the President!) laugh at the idea at first and then gradually be won over by Miranda's performance. The musical has since gone on to Broadway, becoming massively popular and winning 11 Tony Awards and even a Pulitzer.

* Alexander Hamilton was actually a relatively obscure figure until the advent of Creator/LinManuelMiranda's smash hit musical ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}''. Miranda first publicly performed what would become the show's opening number at an evening celebrating poetry and the spoken word at the White House in 2009; that performance can be viewed on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNFf7nMIGnE youtube]]. The musical has since gone on to Broadway, becoming massively popular and winning 11 Tony Awards and even a Pulitzer.

* He is mentioned by Ichabod in the Series/SleepyHollow episode "Dawn's Early Light" when the curator of UsefulNotes/PaulRevere’s house mentioned that the place has more visitors now due to the [[Theatre/{{Hamilton}} musical‘s]] popularity. Astonished, Ichabod makes a [[DeadpanSnarker statement]] that he had a voice like a “stuck goat”.