William Eustis

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William Eustis was an American physician, Revolutionary War veteran, and politician who served as U.S. Secretary of War under President James Madison.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Secretary of War
human
military officer
physician
politician
burialPlace Granary Burying Ground
surface form: Old Granary Burying Ground
conflict American Revolutionary War
countryOfCitizenship Great Britain
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1753-06-10
dateOfDeath 1825-02-06
educatedAt Harvard University
surface form: Harvard College

Harvard University
familyName Eustis
givenName William
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic-Republican Party
militaryBranch Continental Army
militaryRank surgeon
name William Eustis self-link
notableFor service as U.S. Secretary of War during the early War of 1812
service as a surgeon in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War
occupation diplomat
military officer
physician
politician
surgeon
officeEndTime 1813-01-13
officeHeld United States Secretary of War under President James Madison
officeStartTime 1809-03-07
placeOfBirth Cambridge, Massachusetts
surface form: Cambridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay
placeOfDeath Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
positionHeld Governor of Massachusetts
Member of the United States House of Representatives
United States Ambassador to the Netherlands
surface form: United States Minister to the Netherlands

Secretary of War
surface form: United States Secretary of War
precededBy Henry Dearborn
residence Roxbury
surface form: Roxbury, Massachusetts
servedUnder George Washington
James Madison
spouse Caroline Langdon
stateRepresented Massachusetts
succeededBy John Armstrong
surface form: John Armstrong Jr.
termEndAsGovernor 1825-02-06
termStartAsGovernor 1823-05-29
wasGovernorOf Massachusetts
workedAs regimental surgeon

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William Eustis name William Eustis self-link