William Lee D. Ewing

Infobox Governor
name = William Lee D. Ewing


order = 5^th
office = Governor of Illinois
term_start = November 17, 1834
term_end = December 3, 1834
lieutenant =
predecessor = John Reynolds
successor = Joseph Duncan
birth_date = birth date|1795|8|31|mf=y
birth_place = Paris, Kentucky
death_date = death date and age|1846|3|25|1795|8|31|mf=y
death_place = Springfield, Illinois
party = Democratic
spouse =
profession = Lawyer
religion =

William Lee Davidson Ewing (August 31, 1795–March 25, 1846) was a U.S. Senator from Illinois.

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.

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. 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 [cite web |last=Maxwell |first=Scott |title=William Lee Davidson Ewing |work=Find a Grave |publisher=Find a Grave.com |date=2002-07-20 |url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6624028 |accessdate=2007-04-04] , the cemetery itself has no record of this. [cite web |last=Hucke |first=Matt |title=Grave Sites of Illinois Senators |work=Graveyards of Chicago |publisher=Graveyards.com |date=2004 |url=http://www.graveyards.com/IL/senators.html |accessdate=2007-04-04]

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William Lee Davidson Ewing (August 31, 1795–March 25, 1846) was a U.S. Senator from Illinois.

Ewing was born in Logan Co., 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.

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. 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 [1] , the cemetery itself has no record of this. [2]

External links

* [http://www.sos.state.il.us/publications/illinois_bluebook/2005_2006/history_election_results/history.pdf Illinois 2005-2006 Blue Book]