One person with this last name was given command of the New York department of the Continental Army by George Washington. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this surname of the elder of the first two New York senators. A woman with this [emphasize] maiden name helped establish the Graham Windham orphanage following her husband’s death by gunshot at Weehawken.
ANSWER: Schuyler [or Eliza(beth) Schuyler Hamilton or Philip John Schuyler; reject “Hamilton” alone] (The lead-in refers to Philip John Schuyler, Eliza Schuyler’s father.)
[10e] Elizabeth Schuyler was married to this Founding Father, who served as the first Secretary of the Treasury and was killed in a duel by Aaron Burr.
ANSWER: Alexander Hamilton
[10h] With Dolley Madison and Louisa Adams, Eliza Schuyler helped fundraise for this structure, which was designed by Robert Mills.
ANSWER: Washington Monument
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