Eustace Families Association

George Eustis

1828-1872

George Eustis, born Sept. 29, 1828, was theson of George and Clarisse (Allain) Eustis of New Orleans.George, the father served as personal secretary to his uncle,Gov. William Eustis, Minister to the Hague and he later served asChief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court and held other keypositions.

During the Civil War while serving as secretary to Mason andSlidell, George Eustis was captured on the "Trent," andheld as a prisoner at Fort Warren in Boston Harbor, but wasreleased when it was determined that, the seizure was illegal.
George Eustis, born Sept. 29, 1828, was the sonof George and Clarisse (Allain) Eustis of New Orleans. George,the father served as personal secretary to his uncle, Gov.William Eustis, Minister to the Hague and he later served asChief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court and held other keypositions.

During the Civil War while serving as secretary to Mason andSlidell, George Eustis was captured on the "Trent," andheld as a prisoner at Fort Warren in Boston Harbor, but wasreleased when it was determined that, the seizure was illegal.

Having learned French from his mother, he spent considerable timein France and died there on March 15, 1872. His long life abroadand initimate acquaintance with the French language caused hisarrest by the Germans as a French spy during the Franco-GermanWar (1870-71) --an incident, it is believed, of more amusementthan serious inconvenience to him.

He married Louise Corcoran of Washington, D.C., and they hadthree children: William Corcoran (1862); George Peabody (1864-?);and Harriet Louise (1867-?). George Eustis died March 15, 1872 inEurope.

William Corcoran Eustis married Edith Livingston Morton in 1900and together they became the owners of Oatlands Estate atLeesburg, Virginia.


Having learned French from his mother, he spent considerable timein France and died there on March 15, 1872. His long life abroadand initimate acquaintance with the French language caused hisarrest by the Germans as a French spy during the Franco-GermanWar (1870-71) --an incident, it is believed, of more amusementthan serious inconvenience to him.

He married Louise Corcoran of Washington, D.C., and they hadthree children: William Corcoran (1862); George Peabody (1864-?);and Harriet Louise (1867-?). George Eustis died March 15, 1872 inEurope.

William Corcoran Eustis married Edith Livingston Morton in 1900and together they became the owners of Oatlands Estate atLeesburg, Virginia.