Thomas Ewing Jr.

Thomas Ewing Jr.
General Thomas Ewing Jr.
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio
In office
March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881
Preceded byAnsel T. Walling
Succeeded byJohn B. Rice
Constituency12th district (1877–1879)
10th district (1879–1881)
Personal details
Born(1829-08-07)August 7, 1829
Lancaster, Ohio, U.S.
DiedJanuary 21, 1896(1896-01-21) (aged 66)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Military service
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service1862 – 1865
Rank Brevet Major General
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War
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Thomas Ewing Jr. (August 7, 1829 – January 21, 1896) was an attorney, the first chief justice of Kansas and leading free state advocate, Union Army general during the American Civil War, and two-term United States Congressman from Ohio, 1877–1881.[1] He narrowly lost the 1879 campaign for Ohio Governor.

  1. ^ "Gen. Thomas Ewing the victim of a cable car". The Standard Union. 21 January 1896. p. 1. Retrieved 2 April 2021.Open access icon