But John Laurens was clearly the sunlight in Hamilton’s day. When Laurens went home to South Carolina to fight, Hamilton got himself detached from Washington’s staff so he and Laurens could ...

Alexander Hamilton died more than 200 years ago, ... In Hamilton, John Laurens is portrayed as the protagonist's best friend and the best man at his wedding.

And this fact will not be lost on Hamilton fans: "Laurens" is the last name of John Laurens, the best friend of Alexander Hamilton, and a character in the musical. The Laurens name has been passed ...

Ron Chernov's 2005 biography of founding father Alexander Hamilton packs a lot of history into its 832 pages, and in his smash hit musical Hamilton, inspired by Chernov's book, composer/lyricist ...

In the musical, we don’t learn much about Laurens — only that he was a good friend of Alexander Hamilton and a fierce patriot eager to defend the nascent country from the clutches of England.