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Maria Reynolds (née Lewis; March 30, 1768 – March 25, 1828) was the wife of James Reynolds, and was Alexander Hamilton's mistress between 1791 and 1792. She became the object of much scrutiny after the release of the Reynolds Pamphlet and central in America's first political sex scandal.
20 avr. 2018 · How did Hamilton's affair with a married woman and the blackmail that followed ruin his presidential ambitions? Learn about the Reynolds Affair, the first political sex scandal in U.S. history, and its impact on Hamilton's reputation and career.
- Sarah Pruitt
- 4 min
17 sept. 2023 · Maria Reynolds was a young widow who had a summer affair with Alexander Hamilton in 1791. Five years later, her husband James Reynolds extorted Hamilton and exposed their relationship in a pamphlet that damaged his political career.
- Kara Goldfarb
The Hamilton–Reynolds affair was the first major sex scandal in United States political history. It involved Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton, who conducted an affair with Maria Reynolds from 1791 to 1792, during the presidency of George Washington.
9 juil. 2020 · Maria Reynolds was a young woman who seduced Alexander Hamilton, the treasury secretary, in 1790. She and her husband James Reynolds extorted money from Hamilton, causing a political and personal crisis for the founding father.
- Elinor Evans
9 oct. 2018 · Maria Reynolds was the mistress of Alexander Hamilton, who paid her husband James to keep quiet about their affair. Learn about her life, the blackmail scheme, and Hamilton's confession in the Reynolds Pamphlet.
Maria Reynolds was the wife of a con man who blackmailed Alexander Hamilton for his affair with her in 1791. Hamilton confessed to the affair in a pamphlet and lost his political influence, but later recovered.
