Samuel W. Eager
Samuel W. Eager | |
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Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's6thdistrict | |
In office November 2, 1830 – March 3, 1831 | |
Preceded by | Hector Craig |
Succeeded by | Samuel J. Wilkin |
Personal details | |
Born | Neelytown,New York,U.S. | March 8, 1789
Died | December 23, 1860 Newburgh,New York, U.S. | (aged 71)
Resting place | St. George Cemetery |
Samuel Watkins Eager(April 8, 1789 – December 23, 1860) was an American lawyer and politician who briefly served as aU.S. representativefromNew Yorkfrom 1830 to 1831.
Biography
[edit]Born in Neelytown, New York, Eager attended Montgomery Academy inMontgomery, New York,and graduated from Princeton College in 1809. He studied law. He wasadmitted to the barin 1811 and commenced practice inNewburgh, New York. He moved toMontgomery, New York,in 1826, and continued the practice of his profession.
Congress
[edit]Eager was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian candidate to theTwenty-firstCongress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofHector Craigand served from November 2, 1830, to March 3, 1831. He was not a candidate at the election held the same day for theTwenty-secondCongress.
Later career and death
[edit]He returned to Newburgh in 1836 and engaged in literary pursuits.
He died inNewburgh, New York,December 23, 1860. He was interred in St. George Cemetery.
References
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- United States Congress."Samuel W. Eager (id: E000002)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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- 19th-century New York (state) politicians
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