Post founder Alexander Hamilton’s statue booted from Capitol Rotunda

By News on the Net —— Bio and Archives October 1, 2022

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That’s no way to treat a founder! Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is calling for the return of Alexander Hamilton’s statue to the Capitol Rotunda after it was abruptly removed Thursday. An 1868 marble likeness of the first Treasury secretary, who founded The Post in 1801, was demoted to a downstairs hallway and replaced by a brand-new bronze statue of former President Harry S. Truman of Missouri.-- More...