Ham ‧ il ‧ ton, Al ‧ ex ‧ an ‧ der /ˈhæməltən, ˈhæmɪltən, ˌælɪɡˈzɑːndəʳ $ -ˈzæn-/ BrE AmE
(?1755–1804) a US politician who helped to write the ↑ Constitution of the United States and was the first US Secretary of the Treasury from 1789 to 1795. Alexander Hamilton’s picture is printed on the US ten-dollar ↑ bill .