About
18th-century lawyer who instead became best known as the man who shot Philip Hamilton. Previously, he worked as a prominent lawyer in New York City. Eacker was born in Palatine in what was then the colonial-era Province of New York.
Before Fame
He grew up in the state of New York and later studied at Columbia College in New York City.
Trivia
The incident that rose him to fame occurred during a duel on November 23, 1801 in New Jersey. Eacker was admitted to the New York bar at 21 and quickly established himself as one of New York City's premier attorneys.
Family Life
His father was a German immigrant who had fought in the American Revolution. He had a brother and four sisters. He was engaged to a woman named Harriet Livingston, but the couple never married.
Associated With
The man he shot, Philip, was the son of Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Hamilton.
