Which of these gentlemen, whose picture you may have in your wallet, was involved in a public sex scandal during their public life?

This political scandal took place around the time of the presidencies of George Washington and John Adams.

Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton had a two-year affair with Maria Reynolds while paying her weddedhusband, James, blackmail money to maintain secrecy.

Note from history: This was one of the first sex scandals in American political history. In 1791, 23-year-old Maria approached the married 36-year-old Alexander Hamilton, requesting his help, claiming that her husband had abandoned her and her daughter. The two began an illicit affair that would last until 1792.

This might be interesting: James Reynolds was well aware of his wife's unfaithfulness. He continually supported the affair to regularly gain blackmail money from Hamilton.