George Eustis Jr. Explained
George Eustis Jr. (September 28, 1828 – March 15, 1872) was an American lawyer and politician.
Early life
Eustis was born in New Orleans on September 28, 1828. He was the namesake and eldest son of George Eustis Sr. and Clarisse Duralde Eustis (née Allain). His father was a lawyer who served as a Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court. Among his siblings was brother James Biddle Eustis, a U.S. Senator and Ambassador to France.
His paternal grandparents were Jacob Eustis and Elizabeth Saunders (née Gray) Eustis and his maternal grandparents were Valérien Allain and Céleste (née Duralde) Allain.[1] His mother was the niece of Julie Duralde Clay, a sister-in-law of statesman Henry Clay through her marriage to Clay's brother John Clay.[2]
Eustis graduated from Jefferson College in Convent, Louisiana, and obtained a law degree from Harvard Law School.
Career
After graduation from law school, he was admitted to the bar and practiced in Louisiana before becoming involved in politics.
He was a member of Congress and then later secretary to John Slidell during the Civil War. He became a member of the United States House of Representatives representing Louisiana. He served two terms, from March 4, 1855, to March 3, 1859, as a member of the anti-immigration American Party.
During the U.S. Civil War, he was a Confederate Military Aide to Louisiana Senator John Slidell and was captured along with Slidell and James Murray Mason aboard the steamer RMS Trent by Union Navy Captain Charles Wilkes in what became known as the Trent Affair. Eustis followed Slidell to Paris, where he served as Secretary of the Confederate mission there.
Personal life
In April 1859, Eustis was married to Louise Morris Corcoran (1838–1867), the only surviving daughter of Louise (née Morris) Corcoran and William Wilson Corcoran, a banker and philanthropist who co-founded the Riggs Bank.[3] Her grandfathers were mayor Thomas Corcoran and naval officer Charles Morris.[4] Together, they were the parents of two sons and a daughter:
- William Corcoran Eustis (1862–1921),[5] who married Edith Livingston Morton (1874–1964), daughter of U.S. Vice President Levi Parsons Morton and a descendant of the Livingston family of New York, in 1900.[6]
- George Peabody Eustis (1864–1936),[7] who married his first cousin Marie Eustis (1866–1956), only daughter of James B. Eustis, in 1887. They divorced in 1901,[8] and she married pianist Josef Hofmann in 1905,[9] and he remarried to Rosamund K. Street, daughter of William Street, in 1908.[10] [11]
- Louise Mary Eustis (1867–1934), who married steeplechase horse racing trainer Thomas Hitchcock in 1891.[12] [13]
He died in of tuberculosis in Cannes, France, on March 15, 1872.[14] His body was brought to the United States and interred in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C.[15]
Descendants
Through his son George,[10] he was a grandfather of George Morris Eustis (1899–1961) and Lucinda Eustis Corcoran (born Lucinda Morgan Corcoran Eustis).[16]
Through his daughter Louise, he was a grandfather of Celestine Eustis Hitchcock (1892–1935), who married New York City architect Julian Livingston Peabody and died with him aboard the SS Mohawk;[17] Thomas Hitchcock Jr. (1900–1944), who married Margaret Mellon (daughter of William Larimer Mellon Sr.);[18] [19] Francis Center Eustis Hitchcock, who married, and divorced, Mary Atwell;[20] [21] [22] and Helen Hitchcock (d. 1979), who married James Averell Clark,[23] [24] [25] (son of George Crawford Clark, a founder of Clark, Dodge & Co.)[26] in 1919.[27] [28]
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Notes and References
- Book: Arthur. Stanley Clisby. Huchet de Kernion. George Campbell. Old Families of Louisiana. June 1, 2009. Genealogical Publishing Com. 9780806346885. 15 May 2017. en.
- Book: Clay. Henry. The Papers of Henry Clay. Volume 7: Secretary of State, January 1, 1828-March 4, 1829. University Press of Kentucky. 0813130506. 15 May 2017. en.
- News: A Philanthropist's Death. Mr. Corcoran Passes Quietly Away. The Life And Work Of Washington's Most Prominent Citizen. His Wealth And Benefactions . Mr. W.W. Corcoran died at 6:30 this morning. He passed away quietly and peacefully. ... . . February 25, 1888 . 2014-08-29 .
- Web site: The Corcoran Mansion . www.whitehousehistory.org . . 23 July 2019 . en.
- News: Wm. Corcoran Eustis Dies. Former Diplomat Was a Captain on Gen. Pershing's Staff . 23 July 2019 . . 25 November 1921.
- Book: Barringer, M.D. . Paul Brandson . Garnett, M.A. LL.D. . James Mercer . University of Virginia; Its History, Influence, Equipment and Characteristics with Biographical Sketches and Portraits of Founders, Benefactors, Officers and Alumni, Vol. II . 1904 . Lewis Publishing Company . New York . 260 . 23 July 2019 . en.
- News: George Corcoran Dies; Famous In Art Circles . 23 July 2019 . . 25 Dec 1936 . en.
- News: DIVORCE KEPT SECRET -- Mr and Mrs George Peabody Eustis Said to Have Parted. . 23 July 2019 . . 8 Jul 1901 . en.
- News: 3,500-MILE RACE FOR BOY. Wife of Pianist Josef Hofmann Pursues Ex-Husband George Peabody Eustis, Woman's Former Spouse, "Borrows" Their Child for Visit at Venice and Refuses to Give Him Up--Italian Court's Order Ignored and Father Starts for New York--Met at the Pier with Writ of Habeas Corpus . 23 July 2019 . . 27 Feb 1906 . en.
- News: Old-Time Artist Dies in Nogales . 23 July 2019 . . 25 Dec 1936 . en.
- News: EUSTIS-STREET NUPTIALS.; Wedding Takes Place at The Hermitage, the Bride's Summer Home. . 23 July 2019 . . 21 August 1908.
- News: LOUISE MARY EUSTIS MARRIED.; THE HAPPY BRIDEGROOM IS THOMAS HITCHCOCK, JR., OF THIS CITY.. 15 May 2017. The New York Times. 28 August 1891.
- News: Times. Special To The New Tobk. T. HITCHCOCK SR, SPORTSMAN, DEAD; Head of a Family Long Noted in Polo, Steeplechase and Hunting Circles. 15 May 2017. The New York Times. 30 September 1941.
- News: Death of Distinguished Louisianian . 23 July 2019 . . 17 Mar 1872 . en.
- Web site: EUSTIS, George, Jr. - Biographical Information . bioguide.congress.gov . . 23 July 2019.
- Book: Offill . Jenny . Schappell . Elissa . Money Changes Everything: Twenty-two Writers Tackle the Last Taboo with Tales of Sudden Windfalls, Staggering Debts, and Other Surprising Turns of Fortune . 2008 . Broadway Books . 9780767922838 . 21–22 . 23 July 2019 . en.
- News: DOUBLE FUNURAL FOR J. L. PEABODYS Service Conducted in Church of Resurrection for Ship Disaster Victims. NOTABLES ARE MOURNERS More Than 500 Crowd Edifice at Final Honors to Memory of Architect and Wife.. 15 May 2017. The New York Times. 29 January 1935.
- News: Mrs. Laughlin Wed to T. Hitchcock Jr.; Widow of Pittsburgh Steel Manufacturer Bride of Star Polo Player. Quite Ceremony at Plaza Secretary of the Treasury Mellon, Uncle of the Bride, Among Out of Town Guests. Wedding Trip to Honolulu. A Remarkable War Record.. 15 May 2017. The New York Times. 16 December 1928.
- News: Gives Woodland to Aiken; Major Thomas Hitchcock Presents 1,200 Acres for Public Park. 15 May 2017. The New York Times. 10 December 1939.
- News: Studio. Photo By Ira L. Hill. MISS MARY ATWELL ENGAGED TO MARRY; Her Betrothal to Francis C.E. Hitchcock Is Announced by Her Parents. Wedding in September: Fiance Is Brother of Thomas Hitchcock Jr., Polo Star--His Mother Is a Noted Horsewoman.. 15 May 2017. The New York Times. 7 August 1930.
- News: Times. Special To The New York. FRANCIS HITCHCOCK IS SUED FOR DIVORCE; Fifth Avenue Model Accused by Wife in Secret Hearing in Newburgh.. 15 May 2017. The New York Times. 2 March 1934.
- News: Times. Special To The New York. Hitchcocks Divorced; Westchester Justice Grants Motion of Referee Finding for Wife.. 15 May 2017. The New York Times. 19 May 1934.
- News: Times. Special To The New York. OBITS -- CLARK. 15 May 2017. The New York Times. 22 February 1979.
- News: Major Clark to Wed an Earl's Daughter; Long Island Air Pilot and Lady Bridget Elliot Engaged. 15 May 2017. The New York Times. 15 February 1944.
- News: James A. Clark Jr., 69, Air Ace and Executive. 15 May 2017. The New York Times. 16 January 1990.
- News: J. AVERELL CLARK, 66, A STOCKBROKER HERE. 15 May 2017. The New York Times. 12 March 1960.
- News: MISS HITCHCOCK ENGAGED.; Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock to Wed Ensign Clark.. 15 May 2017. The New York Times. 9 October 1919.
- News: Miss H. Hitchcock Weds Jas. A. Clark; Society Equestrienne a Bride at Her Home, Brook Hollow Farm, Westbury, L.I.. 15 May 2017. The New York Times. 30 November 1919.
