Alexander Hamiltonaccomplished many great things . He was one of America ’s plant fathers . He was the body politic ’s first Treasury obligations secretary . He was a lawyer . He even inspired an award - winning Broadwaymusicalwhose tickets are still among the hardest to score .
He seemed to have it all , except for one thing : a college degree . That will change on May 18 , when Albany Law School in New York awarding Hamilton an honorary legal philosophy level . His 5th great - grandson , Douglas Hamilton , will travel from his home in Columbus , Ohio , to take over the degree on his antecedent ’s behalf .
The announcement comes 214 years after Hamilton was kill in a affaire d’honneur with Vice President Aaron Burr .
Hamilton studied at King ’s College ( now Columbia University ) but never finish for one key ground : Hedropped outand formed his own reserves whole to struggle in the Revolutionary War . In the pandemonium that ensued , thecollegeshut its doors in 1776 and did n’t reopen until eight years later on .
Despite hold no formal higher education , Hamilton later devolve the stripe exam . This is only one reasonableness why Albany Law School ’s go is symbolic , schooltime official say .
" Alexander Hamilton ’s ties to the Albany area are significant . Hamilton studied law and practiced law in Albany , ” Alicia Ouellette , the school ’s prexy and James Dean , tellsUSA Today . " By conferring this degree , we are acknowledging his impact on the Capital Region and New York ’s legal community . "
Hamilton came to Albany for the first time in 1777 on animportant errandfrom George Washington . The superior general had ask Hamilton to persuade General Horatio Gates to station supernumerary troop to defend the Philadelphia area during the war . Hamilton succeeded .
Two years afterward , Hamilton married Elizabeth Schuyler in her home urban center of Albany . And while travel between Albany and New York City , he penned " Federalist No . 1"—the first instalment of The Federalist Papers , which helped persuade the 13 state to vote in favor of ratifying the United States Constitution .
[ h / tUSA Today ]
