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Andrew Jackson Hamilton (January 28, 1815 – April 11, 1875) was an American politician during the third quarter of the 19th century. He was a lawyer, state representative, military governor of Texas, as well as the 11th Governor of Texas during Reconstruction .
Aug 1, 2020 · Learn about the life and career of Andrew Jackson Hamilton, a Texas governor, lawyer, and politician who opposed secession and slavery. He served in the U.S. Congress, the state Senate, the Supreme Court, and the Tax-Payers' Convention.
Hamilton was a Unionist and a Republican who served as Texas governor from 1865 to 1866. He helped reconstruct the state after the Civil War and was a lawyer, attorney general, and judge.
May 30, 2013 · On this day in 1806, future President Andrew Jackson nearly died in a duel when he killed his opponent, a fellow plantation owner. While the deadly duel two years earlier between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton is the most famous in American history, Jackson was a frequent dueler among the prominent politicians of the dueling age ...
Jun 18, 2015 · A dmirers of Alexander Hamilton are outraged. The Treasury Department says the man on the $10 bill must share his real estate with a woman, starting in 2020. If Hamilton were alive today, I’d...
Andrew Jackson Hamilton, 1815–75, American politician, b. Huntsville, Ala. Moving to Texas in 1846, he served (1849) as attorney general, was a member of the legislature (1851–53), and in 1859 was elected as a Unionist to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was an American lawyer, planter, general, and statesman who served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Before his presidency, he gained fame as a general in the U.S. Army and served in both houses of the U.S. Congress.
