James Alexander Hamilton (1788-1878)

Acting U.S. Secretary of State, of "Nevis" Ardsley-on-Hudson, New York

He was born in New York City and graduated from Columbia College (1805). During the War of 1812, he served as Brigade-Major and Inspector of the New York State Militia. Becoming an Attorney, he was a respected member of the New York Bar and was appointed Master of Chancery, acting U.S. Secretary of State (1829), and U.S. District Attorney for the Southern District of New York (1829-1834). In 1810, he married Mary Morris, great-granddaughter of Lewis Morris, 2nd of Morrisania, Speaker of the New York General Assembly. They were the parents of five children (listed) and in 1835 he built "Nevis" (pictured) at Ardsley-on-Hudson near Irvington, New York.

Parents (2)

Alexander Hamilton

U.S. Founding Father, 1st U.S. Secretary of the Treasury etc.

1755-1804

Elizabeth (Schuyler) Hamilton

Mrs. "Eliza" Elizabeth (Schuyler) Hamilton

1757-1854

Spouse (1)

Mary (Morris) Hamilton

Mrs. Mary (Morris) Hamilton

1790-1869

Children (5)

Eliza (Hamilton) Schuyler

Mrs. Eliza (Hamilton) Schuyler

1811-1863

Frances (Hamilton) Bowdoin

Mrs. "Fanny" Frances (Hamilton) Bowdoin

1813-1887

Alexander Hamilton Jr.

of "Nevis" Ardsley-on-Hudson, New York; Secretary of the U.S. Legation at Madrid

1816-1889

Mary (Hamilton) Schuyler

Mrs. Mary Morris (Hamilton) Schuyler

1818-1877

Angelica (Hamilton) Blatchford

Mrs. Angelica (Hamilton) Blatchford

1819-1868

Associated Histories (1)

Hamilton Grange

St. Nicholas Park, New York

Associated Books (1)

James Alexander Hamilton: Son of the American Revolution By Samantha Wilcoxson