Cause of death Pneumonia Grandparents George Eustis, Sr. Parents George Eustis, Jr. | Died November 24, 1921 Name William Eustis Great-grandparents Jacob Eustis | |
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Born July 20, 1862 ( 1862-07-20 ) Paris, France Relatives William Wilson Corcoran, grandfather
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William Corcoran Eustis (July 20, 1862 - November 24, 1921) was a captain in the United States Army and the personal assistant to General John J. Pershing during World War I. He was chairman of the inauguration committee for the first inauguration of Woodrow Wilson in 1913 and started the Loudoun Hunt in 1894.
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Biography
He was born on July 20, 1862 in Paris to George Eustis, Jr. (1828–1872) and Louise Morris Corcoran. He was the grandson of banker and philanthropist William Wilson Corcoran.
He laid the cornerstone for the Corcoran Gallery of Art on May 10, 1894, which his grandfather funded.
William was a personal secretary to General John J. Pershing during the First World War. In 1900 he married Edith Livingston Morton (1874–1964), a daughter of Levi P. Morton, vice president under Benjamin Harrison. Together they had five children. He owned and restored Oatlands Plantation in Leesburg, Virginia until it was donated to the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 1964. She served as a member of the memorial commission for the District of Columbia War Memorial.
He died on November 24, 1921 of pneumonia due to complications related to the Spanish Flu, which he contracted during the war.
Legacy
Eustis' great-granddaughter, Wendy Pepper, was a contestant on season 1 of Project Runway.[1]
Oatlands Plantation is open to the public for a greater understanding of its historical impact.