George Washington Ewing (November 29, 1808 – May 20, 1888) was an American

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politician from

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. He was a Confederate delegate then representative during the

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. Ewing was born in

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, and educated in the common schools of

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. 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. He went on to represent the state in the

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, the

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, and the

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from 1861 to 1865. Ewing died near Adairville on May 20, 1888. He was buried in the old

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Cemetery in

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