The Political Graveyard: Eustis-Bohlen-Thayer-Dunn family of Pennsylvania

Eustis-Bohlen-Thayer-Dunn family of Pennsylvania

Note: This is just one of 643 family groupings listed on The Political Graveyard web site. These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.

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George Eustis, Jr. (1828-1872) — of Louisiana. Born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., September 28, 1828. Brother of James Biddle Eustis. U.S. Representative from Louisiana 1st District, 1855-59. Died March 15, 1872. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
- See also: congressional biography.
James Biddle Eustis (1834-1899) — also known as James B. Eustis — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., August 27, 1834. Brother of George Eustis, Jr.; grandfather of Charles Eustis Bohlen. Democrat. Member of Louisiana state house of representatives; member of Louisiana state senate, 1874; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1876-79, 1885-91; U.S. Ambassador to France, 1893-97. Died September 9, 1899. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
- See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.
James Clement Dunn (1890-1979) — of New York. Born in Newark, Essex County, N.J., December 27, 1890. Married to Mary Armour; father of Cynthia Dunn (who married Charles Wheeler Thayer). Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; architect; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Italy, 1946-52; France, 1952-53; Spain, 1953-55; Brazil, 1955-56. Episcopalian. Died in 1979. Burial location unknown.
- See also: NNDB dossier.
Charles Eustis Bohlen (1904-1974) — also known as Charles E. Bohlen; Chip Bohlen — of Ipswich, Essex County, Mass.; Washington, D.C. Born in Clayton, Jefferson County, N.Y., August 30, 1904. Grandson of James Biddle Eustis; son of Charles Bohlen and Celestine (Eustis) Bohlen; married 1935 to Avis Howard Thayer (1912-1981) (sister of Charles Wheeler Thayer); father of Avis Thayer Bohlen. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Prague, 1929-31; Paris, 1931-34; Moscow, 1934; U.S. Consul in Moscow, 1938-39; U.S. Ambassador to Soviet Union, 1953-57; Philippines, 1957-59; France, 1962-68. Died of cancer, at Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C., January 1, 1974. Interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
- See also: Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier; Find-A-Grave page.
- Books about Charles Bohlen: Walter Isaacson, The Wise Men : Six Friends and the World They Made
Charles Wheeler Thayer (1910-1969) — also known as Charles W. Thayer — of Villanova, Delaware County, Pa.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Villanova, Delaware County, Pa., February 9, 1910. Son of George C. Thayer and Gertrude May (Wheeler) Thayer (c.1870-1964); married, March 27, 1950, to Cynthia (Dunn) Cochrane (daughter of James Clement Dunn); brother of Avis Howard Thayer (1912-1981) (who married Charles Eustis Bohlen); uncle of Avis Thayer Bohlen. U.S. Vice Consul in Moscow, 1937, 1940; Berlin, 1937-38; Hamburg, 1939-40; Kabul, 1943; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; head of the State Department's international broadcasting division, including the "Voice of America", 1947-49; U.S. Consul General in Munich, 1952-53; in March 1953, when attacks on his loyalty by U.S. Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy inspired a State Department investigation into his diplomatic career, he resigned from the Foreign Service; writer. Died, during heart surgery, in Salzburg, Austria, August 27, 1969. Interment at Church of the Redeemer Cemetery, Bryn Mawr, Pa.
- See also: Find-A-Grave page.
Avis Thayer Bohlen (b. 1940) — also known as Avis T. Bohlen — Born in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery County, Pa., April 20, 1940. Daughter of Charles Eustis Bohlen and Avis Howard (Thayer) Bohlen (1912-1981); niece of Charles Wheeler Thayer; married to David Calleo. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Bulgaria, 1996-99. Female. Member, Council on Foreign Relations. Still living as of 2009.
- See also: Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier.

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