Alexander Hamilton and the Battle to Create the United States

13 Depot Square,Lexington MA 02420

15 January, 2022

Description

A special lecture and cocktail party to celebrate Alexander Hamilton's connections with Massachusetts Join Lexington Historical Society and The Alexander Hamilton Awareness Society for a joint fundraiser celebrating Hamilton's birthday and his connections with Massachusetts. Cocktails and cake will be served! This event is in honor and remembrance of Rand Scholet. From almost the moment that he set foot on the North American mainland to the day that he died, Alexander Hamilton was deeply involved in establishing the foundations of his adopted country and strengthening its union. Likewise, throughout his life, Hamilton had close ties with Massachusetts and many of its leading statesmen, politicians, and soldiers. He played a key role in the Revolutionary War as aide-de-camp to General George Washington. Later, he was instrumental in convening the Constitutional Convention and getting the Constitution ratified. As the first US Treasury Secretary, he stabilized the country’s finances and set it on the road to prosperity. Hamilton also advocated principles often diametrically opposed to those of Thomas Jefferson. This presentation will examine the life of Hamilton and his connections with Massachusetts, from the Revolutionary War to the Ratification of the Constitution and the battles between the newly evolving political parties. About the Speaker Dr. Tom Oller is a founding member and Vice Chair of the Alexander Hamilton Awareness Society (the AHA Society), which celebrated its 10 th anniversary in 2021. The organization is dedicated to educating the public about the contributions of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton to the United States. Tom is a Senior Lecturer at Boston University. At BU, Tom teaches a course titled, Hamilton and Jefferson: Competing Visions of America. Tom has presented at many locations, including Federal Hall, the Museum of American Finance, Hamilton Grange National Memorial, the Morris-Jumel Mansion, the U.S.S. Constitution Museum (for the DAR), the Connecticut SAR, the Alexander Hamilton Birthplace Museum on Nevis, the Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site in Albany, and the Schuyler-Hamilton House in Morristown, NJ. The mission of Lexington Historical Society is to be a premier interpreter of the events of April 1775, and the faithful steward of all of the town's history through time.