| Timeline |
| 1755 |
Born 11 January as a British subject on the island of Nevis in the West Indies |
| 1767 |
Apprentices as a clerk at the counting house of Nicholas Cruger and David Beekman |
| 1768 |
Mother dies |
| 1772 |
Enters grammar school in New Jersey |
| 1774 |
Enters King's College' "Vindication" essays |
| 1776 |
Commissioned captain of a company of artillery set up by the New York Providential Congress |
| 1777 |
Joins George Washington's personal staff as secretary and aide-de-camp |
| 1780 |
Marries Elizabeth Schuyler, daughter of General Philip Schuyler |
| 1781 |
Leave's Washington's staff, briefly commanding under Lafayette |
| 1782 |
Elected to the Continental Congress |
| 1783 |
Admitted to the bar, opens law office in New York City |
| 1784 |
Founds the Bank of New York |
| 1786 |
Serves as NY delegate at the Annapolis Convention |
| 1787 |
Serves as NY delegate at the Federal Convention in Philadelphia; again elected to the Continental Congress; begins Federalist Papers |
| 1795 |
Resigns as Secretary of the Treasury, resumes law practice in New York City |
| 1798 |
Serves as inspector-general of the army under Washingtonduring the undeclared war with France (1798-1800) |
| 1804 |
Dies 12 July of a wound from duel with Aaron Burr |
