The mistress of Alexander Hamilton and the wife of a con man, Maria Reynolds played a central role in one of the first sex scandals in American political history. Hamilton became involved with Mrs ...

Listen to Say No To This, aka Alexander Hamilton and Maria Reynolds’ duet, below: Of course, it’s well worth remembering that – as a Broadway musical – Hamilton is limited by time restraints.

Alexander Hamilton ... an affair with Maria Reynolds, whose swindler husband will eventually extort some $1,000 (well over $10,000 in 2006 dollars) in hush money from Hamilton.

Though never a president himself, Alexander Hamilton was just as important ... and his highly publicized affair with Maria Reynolds had seriously damaged his reputation by the time the election ...