Happy birthday, Alexander Hamilton

It is the birthday of United States Founding Father Alexander Hamilton (1755 or 1757), who wrote more than half of the Federalist Papers that promoted adoption of the United States Constitution and today serves as a primary source for Constitutional interpretation. Hamilton also helped set up a national banking system and helped establish the Federalist Party, the country’s first political party. He died from a gunshot wound received in an illegal duel with Vice President Aaron Burr, Jr., a political rival whom Hamilton considered untrustworthy. Charges were dropped and Burr was never tried for shooting Hamilton.