What Would Have An Alexander Hamilton Presidency Have Looked Like?

[Deleted member 103950]

Basically what it says in the post. Alexander Hamilton, great founding father, and subject matter for a great Musical, who's potential and drive for the Presidency was for better or worse squandered by both an affair and Aaron Burr's Bullet.

If both the affair and his death had never happened. Would he have had a shot (no musical puns intended) to become president?

1) What year would he have run who would likely have been his running mate and who would he have run against?

2) Hamilton was apparently Pro-Centralized Bank from what I've read. What would this entail?

 

[hzn5pk]

He runs after Jefferson in 1808 and 1809 against Madison.

His running mate is either Pinkney or John Laurens from SC. Laurens does not die in ARW.

Hamilton not only survives Burr duel, he keeps Federalists together.

No war of 1812

He starts the Eerie canal sooner.

He is succeeded by Monroe, his fiscal policies might delay panic of 1819.

 

[Amadeus]

Hamilton could have done better than Pinckney in 1804 and 1808 (if he ran both times instead) but Hamilton was just such an unpopular politician with most of the country that he was never going to be President. He couldn't even work well with his own party, as shown by his relationship with John Adams.