. History of the state of New York, political and governmental;. Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton, statesman; lawyer; born in Nevis,British West Indies, February 11, 1757; came to U. S., 1772;served in continental army; secretary of treasury under Wash-ington, 1779; delegate to continental congress, 1782, 1788;member of federal commercial convention, 1786; regent, 1784;member of assembly, New York county, 1787; state constitu-tional convention, 1788; mortally wounded in a duel withAaron Burr at Weehawken on the Hudson, July 11, 1804 anddied on the following William Walton William Wa
. History of the state of New York, political and governmental;. Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton, statesman; lawyer; born in Nevis,British West Indies, February 11, 1757; came to U. S., 1772;served in continental army; secretary of treasury under Wash-ington, 1779; delegate to continental congress, 1782, 1788;member of federal commercial convention, 1786; regent, 1784;member of assembly, New York county, 1787; state constitu-tional convention, 1788; mortally wounded in a duel withAaron Burr at Weehawken on the Hudson, July 11, 1804 anddied on the following William Walton William Walton, 6th president New York chamber of com-merce, born New York City, 1725; succeeded his uncle, Wil-liam Walker, as merchant and shipowner of great wealth;president chamber of commerce, 1774-1775; sympathized withthe patriot cause, but the family of his wife supported thecrown and he was persuaded to retire to his country estate inNew Jersey; when the British occupied New York he returnedand remained until the close of the war and was untiring andearnest in relieving the suffering of American soldiers; in 1783he was elected vice-president of the chamber of commerce; diedin New York City, November 7, 1794. ,789] UNDER THE CONSTITUTION 113 There could be no question of Yatess fitness for theGovernorship. Neither could there be any doubt thatHamilton had selected him not alone for his merits butalso for his availability as a candidate who woulddivide the Anti-Federalist party and rob Clinton ofmany of his supporters. A letter was written to Yates,signed by a nu
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