Choose a peer John Adams William Bayard Egbert Benson Aaron Burr Theodosia Burr Angelica Schuyler Church DeWitt Clinton George Clinton William Coleman Rev. Myles Cooper James Duane Mrs. James Duane Albert Gallatin Elizabeth Hamilton Dr. David Hosack John Jay Thomas Jefferson Rufus King Marquis de Lafayette Robert Livingston James Madison Mrs. James Madison John Marshall Gouverneur Morris Robert Morris James Rivington Philip Schuyler Mrs. Philip Schuyler Ambrose Spencer George Washington Martha Washington Oliver Wolcott, Jr James Duane (1733-1797) Robert E. Pine (1730-1788) Oil on canvas, 1784 New-York Historical Society A prominent New York lawyer and politician, Duane let Hamilton use his library to study for the bar in 1782. © 2004 The New-York Historical Society. All Rights Reserved. Join the Hamilton Mailing List