Strangers – Today

George Eustis Sr., October 20, 1796 – December 22, 1858

George Eustis Sr. was an American politician and jurist. He was a member of the Whig party and served in the Louisiana House of Representatives before becoming the Attorney General and Secretary of State of Louisiana. Eustis then became a Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court, before becoming the first Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court in 1846. Eustis also helped establish the University of Louisiana (now Tulane University), and served as President of the original Board of Trustees.

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Albert S Barnes

Albert S. Barnes was a visitor from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Reuben Hyde Walworth, October 26, 1788 — November 27, 1867

Reuben Hyde Walworth was an American jurist and politician. He studied law and established a practice in Plattsburgh, New York by 1810. Walworth briefly suspended his practice to serve in the War of 1812, where he obtained the rank of colonel. He returned to law following the war, and entered politics with his election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1821. Walworth served until 1823 and in 1828 was appointed Chancellor of New York, the highest judicial office in the state. He held the position until it was abolished amidst a reorganization of the state's judicial system in 1847. The Record of Strangers indicates that Walworth visited the Athenaeum multiple times while he was Chancellor, including this visit with his Vice Chancellor. Later in his career, Walworth was an unsuccessful candidate for the governorship of New York, and served as a special master for the U.S. Supreme Court.

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