Ewing, Thomas, 1789-1871
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Name (Hebrew)
יואינג, תומאס, 1789-1871
Name (Latin)
Ewing, Thomas, 1789-1871
Date of birth
1789-12-28
Date of death
1871-10-26
Place of birth
West Liberty (W. Va.)
Other associated place
Lancaster (Ohio)
Associate group
United States. Congress. Senate
Occupation
Legislators
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- nuc89-4660: Ewing, T. George Ewing, gentleman [MI] 1928(hdg. on CtY rept.: Ewing, Thomas, 1789-1871)
- NUCMC data from Indiana Historical Society for Lindley, H. Collection of papers, 1790-1913(Thomas Ewing, 1789-1871; Ohio politician)
- DAB(Thomas Ewing, 1789-1871; U.S. senator from Ohio and cabinet officer; b. near West Liberty, Va.; studied law in Lancaster, Ohio; admitted to bar 1816; elected to U.S. Senate in 1830; returned to law practice in Lancaster in 1836; apptd. U.S. sec. of treasury, 1841; subsequently apptd. sec. of interior; apptd. to Senate to fill term of Thomas Corwin; retired from public life in 1851)
Wikipedia description:
Thomas Ewing Sr. (December 28, 1789 – October 26, 1871) was a National Republican and Whig politician from Ohio. He served in the U.S. Senate and also served as the fourteenth secretary of the treasury and the first secretary of the interior. He is also known as the foster father (and subsequently father-in-law) of famous American Civil War general William Tecumseh Sherman.
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