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 ESTILL

EUSTIS

ESTILL, John Holbrook, editor, was born in Charleston, S.C, Oct. 2S, 18-10; son of William and Ann Eliza (Lloyd) Estill. His ancestors of this name were French Huguenots who settled in New Jersey, then a part of the New Netherlands, in 16,50. He removed with his father to Savan- nah, Ga., in 1851 and received his education in the schools of that city. He entered a printing office at an early age, and passed through all the grades of the business. He published the Savan- nah Eceninij Express in 1859, and served in the Confederate army, 1861-65. When the war closed he began work as a journeyman pi-inter, se- cured control of the Savannah Murnimi Neios and was its editor and proprietor (roni 186T, mak- ing it the representative newspaper of southern Georgia. He was made president of the Be- thesda orphan home, founded by the Rev. George Whitefield in 1740, and lieutenant-colonel on the staffs of several governors of Georgia. He be- came identified as president or director with nearly every financial and industrial institution in Savannah. He represented Georgia in the Democratic national committee of 1892.

ETHERIDQE, Emerson, representative, was born in Currituck, N.C., Sept. 28, 1819; sou of Thomas and Elizabeth (Harvey) Etheridge; grandson of James Etheridge and of Thomas Har- vey, and a descendant of Willis Etheridge who was i^rominent in North Carolina in the Revolu- tion of 1775. He acquired his education in the common schools of North Carolina, and remo%'ed to Tennessee in 1833. He was admitted to the bar in 1840 and practi-sed in Dresden, Term. He was a repre.sentative in the state legislature in 1845-47; a Whig representative in the 33d. 34th and 36th congresses. 1853-57 and 1859-61, and was defeated for the 35th congi-ess. He was clerk of the U.S. house of representatives, 1861-63, and was a state senator, 1869-70. He was candidate for governor of Tennessee in 1867. He was sur- veyor of customs at Memphis, Tenn., 1891-94. He died in Dresden, Tenn., 1902.

ETTWEIN, John, Moravian bishop, was born in Wurtemburg, June 29, 1721. He immigrated to America in 1754, as a missionary from the church of the United Brethren (Moravians) to found settlements in the new world. He success- fully extended his work from Bethlehem, Penn., and on June 25, 1784. was consecrated to the epis- copacy and was given charge over the American churches. He acquainted himself with the lan- guage of the Delaware Indians. He travelled on foot and horseback thousands of miles and visited eleven of the thirteen colonies, preaching in the open air, in barns, courthouses and churches. In the time of the American Revolution he min- istered to the sick and wounded soldiers and es- tablished a hospital at Bethlehem. He founded,

in 1787, the " Society for propagating the gospel among the heathen " which became the sup- porter of the extensive missions of the Moravian church. He was presiding bishop for seventeen j'ears, and died in Bethlehem, Pa., Jan. 2, 1802.

EUSTIS, Abraham, soldier, was born in Petersburg, Va., March 28, 1786 He was a grandson of Dr. Benjamin Eustis of Boston, Mass., and nephew of Dr. William Eustis, US. minister to the Netherlands. He was gi'aduated at Harvard in 1804, studied law with his relative Isaac Parker, chief justice of the supreme court of Massachusetts and began practice at the Bos- ton bar in 1807. He was commissioned captain in the U.S. army in 1808 and was assigned to the artillery service. In 1809 he received promotion as major. He commanded a regiment in the capture of York, Canada, in 1813, and for meritori- oiLs services there was brevetted lieutenant-colo- nel. He was promoted lieutenant-colonel of the 4tli artillery in 1822, was brevetted brigadier -gen- eral in 1834, and was made colonel of the 1st U.S. artillery in 1834. He died in Portland. Maine. June 27. 1843.

EUSTIS, George, jurist, was born in Boston, Mass., Oct. 20. 1796; son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Gray) Eustis; nephew of Gov. William Eustis. and grandson of Dr. Benjamin Fustis. He was fitted for college at Boston Latin school, was graduated at Harvard in 1815, and became pri- vate secretary to his uncle, then U.S. minister to the Hague. While thus employed he studied law. On returning to America in 1817 he re- moved to New Orleans, was admitted to the Louisiana bar in 1822, and was a representative in the state legislature for several successive terms. He was secretary of state of Louisiana; cominissioner of the board of currency; attorney- general; a member of the constitutional conven- tion of 1845, and a justice and chief justice of the supreme court, lesigning the latter position in 18.52. He was mari-ied in 1825 to Clarissa Allain of Louisiana. He received froni Harvard the hon- orary degree of LL.D. in 1849. He died in New Orleans, La., Dec. 22. 1858.

EUSTIS, George, representative, was born in New Orleans. La., Sept. 28, 1828; son of George and Clarissa (Allain) Eustis. He was educated at Jefferson college. La., and at Harvard law school. He practised law in New Orleans, and was a repi'esentative in the 34th and 3.5th con- gresses. 1855-59. When the Confederate govern- ment was formed he was made secretary of the Confederate States legation at Paris and re- mained abroad after the close of the civil war. During the Franco-Prussian war he greatly aided the U.S. legation in Paris in maintaining dii)lo matic relations with the contending powers. He died in Cannes, France, March 15, 1872.