William Lee D. Ewing
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| United States Senator from Illinois |
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| In office December 30, 1835 – March 3, 1837 |
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| Preceded by | Elias Kane |
| Succeeded by | Richard M. Young |
| 5th Governor of Illinois | |
| In office November 17, 1834 – December 3, 1834 |
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| Preceded by | John Reynolds |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Duncan |
| 5th Lieutenant Governor of Illinois | |
| In office March 1, 1833 – December 5, 1834 |
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| Governor | John Reynolds |
| Preceded by | Zadok Casey |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
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| Born | August 31, 1795 Paris, Kentucky |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Springfield, Illinois |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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| Service/branch | Illinois Militia |
| Rank | Major General[1] |
| Battles/wars | Black Hawk War |
William Lee Davidson Ewing (August 31, 1795 – March 25, 1846) was a politician from Illinois who served partial terms as the fifth governor of the state and as U.S. Senator.
Ewing was born in Paris, Kentucky and practiced law in Shawneetown, Illinois. James Monroe appointed him to be a land office receiver in Vandalia in 1820. He served as a Colonel of the "Spy Battalion" during the Black Hawk War. In 1830, he was elected to serve in the state House of Representatives as Speaker. He had previously been the clerk of the House. From 1832 to 1834, he was a State Senator, serving as President pro tempore of the State Senate in 1832. In 1833, he was also named acting Lieutenant Governor of Illinois and served as Governor of Illinois for fourteen days in 1834, the shortest gubernatorial term in Illinois history.
Upon the death of Elias Kane in 1835, Ewing was appointed by Joseph Duncan to serve out the rest of Kane's term in the U.S. Senate. In 1838 he was appointed Commissioner to adjust the claims of mixed-bloods and traders at Fort Snelling for the Dakota under the 1837 Dakota treaty. His re-election campaign was unsuccessful and he returned to the Illinois State House, becoming Speaker of the House again. He died in Springfield, Illinois, and although some claim he is buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery,[2] the cemetery itself has no record of this.[3]
References
- ↑ Ford, Thomas. A History of Illinois, from its Commencement as a State in 1818 to 1847. Chicago: S.C. Griggs & Co., 1854, 143. Google Books, 19 June 2010, [1].
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| Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of Illinois 1833-1834 |
Succeeded by Vacant |
| Preceded by | Governor of Illinois 1834 |
Succeeded by Joseph Duncan |
| Preceded by | Illinois Auditor of Public Accounts 1843–1846 |
Succeeded by Thomas H. Campbell |
| United States Senate | ||
| Preceded by | U.S. Senator (Class 3) from Illinois 1835–1837 Served alongside: John M. Robinson |
Succeeded by Richard M. Young |
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- 1795 births
- 1846 deaths
- United States Senators from Illinois
- Governors of Illinois
- Lieutenant Governors of Illinois
- Comptrollers of Illinois
- Speakers of the Illinois House of Representatives
- Members of the Illinois House of Representatives
- Democratic Party United States Senators
- Illinois Democrats
- Democratic Party state governors of the United States
- Burials at Oak Ridge Cemetery
