What made Alexander Hamilton such an influential author?

Alexander Hamilton was a genius, plain and simple, a self-made man in several careers. A persuasive and prolific author, a professional soldier, banker, economist, politician, Hamilton was unique among the Founding Fathers in that he was a regular practitioner of what he wrote about, and a unique voice amongst a group of mostly landed gentry. read more

Quick Answer. Alexander Hamilton is famous for becoming the first secretary of the treasury and for being a major author of the Federalist papers. read more

Alexander Hamilton, author of the majority of The Federalist Papers The Federal Convention sent the proposed Constitution to the Confederation Congress, which in turn submitted it to the states for ratification at the end of September 1787. read more