About William Lee D. Ewing
Lived 1795 – 1846 (aged 50). William Lee D. Ewing was an American politician.
William Lee Davidson Ewing (August 31, 1795 – March 25, 1846) was a politician from Illinois who served partial terms as the fifth governor of the state and as U.S. Senator.
Biography Ewing was born in Paris, Kentucky on August 31, 1795, and practiced law in Shawneetown, Illinois. James Monroe appointed him to be a land office receiver in Vandalia in 1820.
He married Caroline L. Berry on May 3, 1827.
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American politician (1795–1846)
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William Lee D. Ewing was born on 31 August 1795 in Paris.
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William Lee D. Ewing died on 25 March 1846 in Springfield.
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William Lee D. Ewing was a politician.
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