Summary
Presley Underwood Ewing (September 1, 1822 – September 27, 1854) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.
Presley Ewing | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1851 – September 27, 1854 | |
| Preceded by | Finis McLean |
| Succeeded by | Francis Bristow |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 1, 1822 Russellville, Kentucky, US |
| Died | September 27, 1854 (aged 32) Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, US |
| Political party | Whig Party |
| Alma mater | Transylvania University |
Born in Russellville, Kentucky, Ewing attended the public schools. He completed preparatory studies. He was graduated from Centre College, Danville, Kentucky, in 1840 and from the law school of Transylvania University, Lexington, Kentucky, in 1843. He studied theology at the Baptist Seminary at Newton, Massachusetts, in 1845 and 1846. He returned to Kentucky and practiced law in Russellville. He served as member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1848 and 1849.
Ewing was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-second and Thirty-third Congresses and served from March 4, 1851, until his death in the town of Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, September 27, 1854. He was interred in Maple Grove Cemetery, Russellville, Kentucky.
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References edit
- United States Congress. "Presley Ewing (id: E000279)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Allen, William B. (1872). A History of Kentucky: Embracing Gleanings, Reminiscences, Antiquities, Natural Curiosities, Statistics, and Biographical Sketches of Pioneers, Soldiers, Jurists, Lawyers, Statesmen, Divines, Mechanics, Farmers, Merchants, and Other Leading Men, of All Occupations and Pursuits. Bradley & Gilbert. pp. 278–279. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress