Timeline July 1804

Events in July 1804 2

• 1755 – 1804 Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804) Died 12 July 1804, aged 49 Alexander Hamilton was a Founding Father of the United States, first Secretary of the Treasury, and chief architect of the early American financial system. He died from wounds suffered in a duel with Vice President Aaron Burr.
• 1804 Duel Between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr Vice President Aaron Burr fatally wounds Alexander Hamilton in Weehawken, New Jersey On 11 July 1804, Vice President Aaron Burr and former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton fought a pistol duel in Weehawken, New Jersey, after years of political rivalry. Hamilton was mortally wounded and died the following day, and Burr's political career never recovered.