Commissioned by John C. Hamilton, fashioned by Clark Conrads, this statue of the famous founding father Alexander Hamilton was donated to the City of New York in 1880.
Commissioned by John C. Hamilton, fashioned by Clark Conrads, this statue of the famous founding father Alexander Hamilton was donated to the City of New York in 1880.
The statue was unveiled on November 22. The weather, freezing and windy, prevented the ceremony from being held outdoors. Inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Alexander Hamilton’s son, John C. Hamilton, gave a speech before Edward Cooper, the mayor of New York, spoke. Alexander Hamilton, founder of the Federalist Party, was killed in a pistol duel with Vice President Aaron Burr on July 11, 1804. His body lies in Trinity Church Cemetery in Manhattan. He is the main character in the hit musical Hamilton.
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