About George Washington Ewing
Lived 1808 – 1888 (aged 79). George Washington Ewing was an American lawyer and politician.
George Washington Ewing (November 29, 1808 – May 20, 1888) was an American Confederate politician from Kentucky. He was a Confederate delegate then representative during the Civil War.
Ewing was born in Adairville, Kentucky, and educated in the common schools of Logan County. He studied law, and after passing the bar exam, he became an attorney.
He served as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from Logan County from 1842 to 1844, and again from 1859 to 1861.
He went on to represent the state in the Provisional Confederate Congress, the First Confederate Congress, and the Second Confederate Congress from 1861 to 1865.
Ewing died near Adairville on May 20, 1888. He was buried in the old Red River Meeting House Cemetery in Logan County, Kentucky.
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Who was George Washington Ewing?
American politician, Kentucky (1808-1888)
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George Washington Ewing was born on 29 November 1808 in Adairville.
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George Washington Ewing died on 20 May 1888 in Logan County, Kentucky.
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George Washington Ewing was a lawyer and politician.
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George Washington Ewing was American.
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