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George Eustis, Jr.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Louisiana's 1st district
In office
March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859
Preceded byWilliam Dunbar
Succeeded byJ. E. Bouligny
Personal details
BornSeptember 28, 1828
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
DiedMarch 15, 1872(1872-03-15) (aged 43)
Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Resting placeOak Hill Cemetery (Washington, D.C.)
Political partyAmerican Party
SpouseLouise Morris Corcoran (1838-1867)
RelationsBrother: James Biddle Eustis
Children1) William Corcoran Eustis (b. 1862)
2) George Peabody Eustis (1864-1936)
3) Louise Mary (1867-1934)
ParentGeorge Eustis (1796-1858) & Clarice Allain
Residence(s)New Orleans, Washington, D.C., Paris
EducationJefferson College, Harvard University
OccupationLawyer, politician, diplomat

George Eustis, Jr. (September 28, 1828 – March 15, 1872) was an American lawyer and politician.

Biography

He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on September 28, 1828, the eldest son of George Eustis, Sr. (1796–1858) and Clarice Allain. His father was a lawyer who served as a Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court. His brother, James Biddle Eustis, was a United States Senator. George Jr. married Louise Morris Corcoran (1838–1867), the daughter of William Wilson Corcoran. They were the parents of two sons, William Corcoran Eustis and George Peabody Eustis, and a daughter, Louise Mary, who married steeplechase horse racing trainer, Thomas Hitchcock.

George Eustis, Jr. graduated from Jefferson College in Convent, Louisiana and obtained a law degree from Harvard University Law School. 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 as a member of the anti-immigration American Party. He was later Secretary of the Confederate mission in Paris.

He died in Cannes, France on March 15, 1872. His body was brought to the United States and interred in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Louisiana's 1st congressional district

1855–1859
Succeeded by

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