Hamilton Glover Ewart (October 23, 1849 – April 28, 1918) was a

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from

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and a

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of the

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Education and career

Born on October 23, 1849, in

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, Richland County,

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, Ewart attended private schools and moved with his parents to Hendersonville, Henderson County,

in 1862. He received a

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in 1876 from the

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. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Hendersonville in 1870. He was a

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for the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina starting in 1872. He was a delegate to the

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. He was the Mayor of Hendersonville from 1878 to 1879. He was a member of the

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from 1887 to 1889, and from 1895 to 1897.

Congressional service

Ewart was elected as a Republican from

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to the

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of the

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and served from March 4, 1889, to March 3, 1891. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1890 to the

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and for election in 1904.

State judicial service

After his departure from Congress, Ewart served as a Judge of the Henderson County Criminal Court from 1895 to 1896. He was a Judge of the

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for the Twelfth Judicial District from 1897 to 1898.

Federal judicial service

Ewart was nominated by President McKinley to the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina on January 27, 1898, but the United States Senate never voted on his nomination. Ewart received a recess appointment from President

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on July 13, 1898, to a seat on the

vacated by Judge

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. He was nominated to the same position by President McKinley on December 13, 1898. His service terminated on March 3, 1899, after his nomination was not confirmed by the

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, which never voted on his nomination. Ewart received a second recess appointment from President McKinley on April 13, 1899, to the seat vacated by himself. He was nominated to the same position by President McKinley on December 19, 1899. His service terminated on June 7, 1900, after his nomination was not confirmed by the Senate, which never voted on his nomination.

Later career and death

Following his departure from the federal bench, Ewart resumed private practice in Hendersonville. He was a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1911 to 1913. He continued private practice in

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from 1916 to 1918. He died on April 28, 1918, in Chicago. He was interred in Oakdale Cemetery in Hendersonville.

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