George Eacker was a New York lawyer .
George I. Eacker ( 1774 – January 4 , 1804 ) was a New York lawyer and Freemason who fatally shot Philip Hamilton , son of Alexander Hamilton , in a duel on November 23 , 1801.Eacker was born to Jacob Eacker , who fought in the American Revolution and served in the New York State Assembly , and Anna Margaret Finck , daughter of Andreas Finck .
George Eacker