Trivia: Which founding father served as the first U.S. secretary of treasury?
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
John Jay
Benedict Arnold
The correct answer is Alexander Hamilton
So why is this answer correct? : Alexander Hamilton has had a resurgence in popularity in the last few years as the subject of the smash musical “Hamilton” by Lin-Manuel Miranda, but in non-Broadway history, Hamilton was an important founding father. As the first secretary of treasury, he helped shape the direction of early American financial policy and separation of government powers.