Clifden Eager

Sir Clifden Henry Andrews Eager KBE KC (14 June 1882 – 11 August 1969) was an Australian politician.

He was born in Sorrento to Irish-born Anglican reader Clifden Henry Eager and Kate Amelia Andrews.

In 1930 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council as a Nationalist member for East Yarra Province.

From 1937 to 1943 he was the unofficial leader of the United Australia Party in the Legislative Council.

He was disendorsed by the Liberal Party in 1952 after refusing to vote against the Greater Melbourne Council Bill, but he retained both his seat and the presidency as an independent.