George Eacker
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George Eacker was an American lawyer and Democratic-Republican political activist best known for fatally wounding Alexander Hamilton’s son Philip Hamilton in an 1801 duel.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
political activist ⓘ |
| activeIn | New York politics ⓘ |
| appearsIn | stage musical "Hamilton" (as an offstage referenced character) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Alexander Hamilton family (through duel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | tuberculosis ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| criticized |
Alexander Hamilton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Federalist policies ⓘ |
| culturalDepiction | portrayed in works about Alexander Hamilton ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1804 ⓘ |
| dateOfDuelWithPhilipHamilton | November 23, 1801 ⓘ |
| dueledWith |
Philip Hamilton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
friend of Philip Hamilton (Stephen Price) ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Columbia College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Early American Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | largely negative due to duel with Philip Hamilton ⓘ |
| ideology | Jeffersonian republicanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | killing Philip Hamilton in a duel ⓘ |
| legalStatusAfterDuel | not convicted of a crime ⓘ |
| legalTraining | New York legal profession ⓘ |
| lifeSpan | 18th–19th century ⓘ |
| madeSpeechOn | July 4, 1800 ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic-Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | duel with Philip Hamilton ⓘ |
| notableFor | role in events leading to Hamilton family tragedies ⓘ |
| notableWork | Fourth of July 1800 speech attacking Federalists ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
political activist ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Federalist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participantIn | dueling culture in early 19th-century New York ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDuelWithPhilipHamilton | Weehawken, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Democratic-Republican NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| practicedLawIn | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultOfDuelWithPhilipHamilton | Philip Hamilton mortally wounded ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| socialClass | urban professional class in New York ⓘ |
| speechLocation | New York City theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| speechTarget | Alexander Hamilton and Federalists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| victim |
Philip Hamilton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stephen Price (wounded in separate duel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
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