Whitley Thomas Ewing M.D. | |
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| Born | December 28, 1823 |
| Died | August 24, 1891 Gadsden, Alabama, U.S. |
| Burial place | Forrest Cemetery, Gadsden, Alabama, U.S. |
| Other names | W. T. Ewing |
| Education | Manual Labor School, Marietta College, St. Louis Medical College |
| Occupation(s) | Political organizer, physician, postmaster |
| Political party | Republican Party |
| Other political affiliations | Radical Republicans |
| Spouse | Hannah Jane Pettingill (m. 1855–1886; her death) |
| Children | 5 |
Whitley Thomas Ewing (December 28, 1823 – August 24, 1891), commonly known as W.T. Ewing, was an American political organizer, physician, and postmaster. Ewing who was a Union Army supporter, worked as a Republican Party organizer after the American Civil War. Historian Walter Lynwood Fleming described him as one of the "Moulton Leaguers", who first organized the "radical party" in northeastern Alabama in 1865, and active in politics in Baine County, Alabama (now Etowah County, Alabama).[1]