this date in history - Alexander Hamilton first United States Secretary of the Treasury

September 11, 1789 – Alexander Hamilton is appointed the first United States Secretary of the Treasury

"Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755, or 1757 – July 12, 1804) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first U.S. secretary of the treasury from 1789 to 1795 under the presidency of George Washington. He also founded America's first political party, the Federalist Party, in 1791." -Wikipedia

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