Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton

Elizabeth Hamilton (née Schuyler ; August 9, 1757 – November 9, 1854), also called Eliza or Betsey, was a socialite and philanthropist. She was from the wealthy and slave owning Van Rensselaer and Schuyler families. She was married to American founding father Alexander Hamilton.  

She was a defender of his works, a mother, and co-founder and deputy director of Graham Windham, the first private orphanage in New York City. 

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