Charles H. Ewing

Charles Henry Ewing (May 28, 1866 – December 8, 1935) was an American engineer and businessman who was president of the Reading Company and the Central Railroad of New Jersey.

Early life Charles Henry Ewing was born on May 28, 1866, in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, to Maria (née Potts) and James S. Ewing. His father was a manufacturer in the iron business. He was educated in Pottstown Senior High School and was privately tutored in civil engineering. He was then chief engineer on the Central New England Railway. In 1902, he returned to the Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company as a division engineer. On April 28, 1932, he became president of the Reading Company, succeeding Agnew T. Dice. On June 22, 1933, he became president of the Central Railroad of New Jersey. They had a son, George N. He was a member of the Oak Lane Methodist Episcopal Church. He was a member of the Huntingdon Valley Country Club, the Seaview Golf Club, the Engineers Club of Philadelphia, the Marine Club, and the Eastern Railroad Presidents' Conference.

Ewing died of esophageal cancer and pneumonia on December 8, 1935, at his Seatonhurst home on Sharpless Avenue in Melrose Park, Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania. He was buried at Mount Zion Cemetery in Pottstown.