USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -At the inauguration of the constitutional government in 1789 Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804), George Washington’s former military aide and a renowned financier, was appointed the first Secretary of the Treasury and thus he became the architect of the structure of the Department.

Detailed explanation-2: -Alexander Hamilton was a founding father of the United States, who fought in the American Revolutionary War, helped draft the Constitution, and served as the first secretary of the treasury.

Detailed explanation-3: -Washington named Thomas Jefferson as his Secretary of State, Henry Knox as his Secretary of War, and Hamilton as his Secretary of the Treasury.

Detailed explanation-4: -Alexander Hamilton took the oath of office as the first Secretary of the Treasury on September 11, 1789.

Detailed explanation-5: -As Secretary of the Treasury, Hamilton was in large part responsible for setting up our modern banking system, establishing the federal budget process, and establishing the Bank of the United States.