Samuel Watkins Eager (April 8, 1789 – December 23, 1860) was a

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. Born in Neelytown, New York, Eager attended Montgomery Academy in

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, and graduated from Princeton College in 1809. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1811 and commenced practice in Newburgh, New York. He moved to

, in 1826, and continued the practice of his profession. Eager was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian candidate to the Twenty-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Hector Craig and served from November 2, 1830, to March 3, 1831. He was not a candidate at the election held the same day for the Twenty-second Congress. He returned to Newburgh in 1836 and engaged in literary pursuits. He died in Newburgh, New York, December 23, 1860. He was interred in St. George Cemetery.

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