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Horatio Sprague Eustis | |
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 Horatio Sprague Eustis | |
| Born | December 25, 1811 Fort Adams, Newport Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Died | September 4, 1858 (aged 46) Issaquena, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Resting place | Natchez Cemetery, Natchez Mississippi, U.S. |
| Education | Harvard |
| Occupation(s) | Plantation owner, lawyer |
| Known for | Natchez lawyer and cotton planter in the South prior to the American Civil War. Build the Greek revival home "Oakland" as a wedding gift for his wife in 1840. |
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| Children | Henry Chotard Eustis Horatio Sprague Eustis Jr Cartwright Eustis Richard Eustis Fenwick Eustis Artuhur Eustis Estelle Eustis Frances "Fannie" Eustis Norman Eustis Catherine "Kate" Eustis |
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Horatio Sprague Eustis (December 25, 1811 – September 4, 1858) was an American planter and lawyer in 19th century Mississippi and Louisiana. He was born in Newport Rhode Island but moved to Natchez District, Mississippi Territory after graduating from Harvard in 1830.[1] In addition to practicing law, he was hired by Major Henri Chotard as a tutor for his daughter Catherine. They would susequently marry in Natchez on May 10 1838.[2] As part of her dowry, Henry Chotard had given the newlyweds 22.5 acres of his ajoining Summerset plantation and on this property Mr Eustis would build his wife a Greek revival urban villa which was called "Oakland".[3]< The house was completed 1840 and over the next eighteen years the family would add ten children.[4] His law business prospered and he additionally became a successful planter with properties in Mississippi and Louisiana. After a short illness he would die at his plantation "Eustatia"[5] in Issaquena Mississippi on September 4,1858. He was 46 years old. He is buried in Natchez City Cemetery[6], Natchez, Adams county, Mississippi.
References
[edit]- ^ Palmer, Joseph. "Necrology of Alumni of Harvard College 1851-52 to 1862-63"; 1864 page 271
- ^ Mississippi Free Trader Thu, May 17, 1838 page 2
- ^ Historic Resources Inventory Fact Sheet: Oakland
- ^ The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, United States Federal Census 1850, 1860 and 1870
- ^ Palmer, Joseph. "Necrology of Alumni of Harvard College 1851-52 to 1862-63"; 1864 page 271
- ^ Horatio Sprague Eustis at Find a Grave