USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Philip Hamilton (January 22, 1782 – November 24, 1801) was the eldest child of Alexander Hamilton, the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, and Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton . He died at age 19, fatally shot in a duel with George Eacker.

Detailed explanation-2: -Alexander Hamilton’s eldest son and proudest hope for the future, Philip, died young in an ill-considered duel. After Philip’s death, his father plunged into a grief from which he never fully recovered.

Detailed explanation-3: -Eacker ( c. 1774 – January 4, 1804) was a New York lawyer. He is best known for having fatally shot Philip Hamilton, the eldest son of Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, in a duel on November 23, 1801, in Weehawken, New Jersey.

Detailed explanation-4: -The next morning, George went back to Weehawken. This time he faced Philip Hamilton. Eacker shot Hamilton through in the side, and Philip passed away the following day.