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William Kyle Eustis
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12th Governor of Massachusetts
In office
May 31, 1823 – February 6, 1825
Lieutenant Levi Lincoln, Jr. (1823–1824)
Marcus Morton (1824–1825)
Preceded by John Brooks
Succeeded by Marcus Morton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 1st, 8th, & 13th districts
In office
March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803 (8th)
March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805 (1st)
August 21, 1820 – March 3, 1823 (13th)
Preceded by Harrison Gray Otis (1801)
John Bacon (1803)
Edward Dowse (1820)
Succeeded by Lemuel Williams (1803)
Josiah Quincy III (1805)
John Reed, Jr. (1823)
6th United States Secretary of War
In office
March 7, 1809 – January 13, 1813
President James Madison
Preceded by Henry Dearborn
Succeeded by John Armstrong, Jr.
Personal details
Born (1753-06-10)June 10, 1753
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Died February 6, 1825(1825-02-06) (aged 71)
Boston, Massachusetts
Political party Democratic-Republican
Spouse(s) Caroline Langdon
Alma mater Harvard University
Military service
Branch/service Continental Army
Battles/wars American Revolutionary War

William Eustis (June 21, 1753 – February 6, 1825) Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He served as United States Secretary of War from March 7, 1809 to January 13, 1813. He was appointed United States Ambassador to Holland by President James Madison, serving from 1814 to 1818.

Cabinet-level
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Dept. of Defense
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Cabinet of President James Madison (1809 – 1817)
Vice President
George Clinton (1809 – 1812) • Elbridge Gerry (1813 – 1814)
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Secretary of State
Robert Smith (1809 – 1811) • James Monroe (1811 – 1814) (1815 – 1817)
Secretary of the Treasury
Albert Gallatin (1809 – 1814) • George W. Campbell (1814) • Alexander J. Dallas (1814 – 1816) • William H. Crawford (1816 – 1817)
Secretary of War
William Eustis (1809 – 1813) • John Armstrong, Jr. (1813 – 1814) • James Monroe (1814 – 1815) • William H. Crawford (1815 – 1816)
Attorney General
Caesar A. Rodney (1809 – 1811) • William Pinkney (1811 – 1814) • Richard Rush (1814 – 1817)
Secretary of the Navy
Paul Hamilton (1809 – 1813) • William Jones (1813 – 1814) • Benjamin Williams Crowninshield (1814 – 1817)


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