alexander hamilton was the federalist candidate for president in the election of 1796.
alexander hamilton was the federalist candidate for president in the election of 1796.
who was the federalist candidate for president in the election of 1796?
alexander hamilton
in the 1796 united states presidential election he was a federalist elector for president, supporting federalist candidate john adams against democratic-republican party candidate thomas jefferson. he was elected to represent connecticut at-large to the sixth and seventh congresses, but only served in the sixth congress from march 4, 1799 to march 3, 1801 because president john adams appointed him collector of customs for the port of new haven. after a short time he was removed from the office of collector by adams' successor, president thomas jefferson. the discussion of this act elicited from jefferson a letter in which he avowed his approval of removal for political opinions.
elizur goodrich
section::::professional and political career.









































haslet ran for governor in 1804, losing to the federalist candidate, nathaniel mitchell, and again in 1807, again losing to the federalist candidate, george truitt. finally, in 1810 he squeaked out a victory against federalist candidate daniel rodney and began his first term as governor of delaware, serving from january 15, 1811 until january 18, 1814.
joseph haslet