George Washington Ewing

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.

George Washington Ewing
Representative to the Confederate Congress
In office 1861–1865
Preceded by	office established
Succeeded by	office abolished
Kentucky state legislature
In office 1842–1844
In office 1859–1863
Personal details
Born	(1808-11-29)November 29, 1808 Adairville, Kentucky
Died	May 20, 1888(1888-05-20) (aged 79) Logan County, Kentucky

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 in the state legislature as representative from Logan County from 1842 to 1844, and again from 1859 to 1863.^[1]

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.^{[citation needed]}

Ewing died near Adairville on May 20, 1888. He was buried in the old Red River Meeting House Cemetery in Logan County, Kentucky.

References

1. Ewing, Presley Kittredge; Ewing, Mary Ellen Williams (1919). The Ewing Genealogy with Cognate Branches: A Survey of the Ewings and Their Kin in America. Hurcules Print. & Book Company. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-608-31952-0. Retrieved 28 February 2023.

External links

• Political Graveyard
• Find a Grave