Thomas Ewing (Australian politician)

Sir Thomas Ewing
Minister for Defence
In office
24 January 1907 – 13 November 1908
Prime MinisterAlfred Deakin
Preceded byThomas Playford
Succeeded byGeorge Pearce
Minister for Home Affairs
In office
12 October 1906 – 24 January 1907
Prime MinisterAlfred Deakin
Preceded byLittleton Groom
Succeeded byJohn Keating
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Richmond
In office
29 March 1901 – 19 February 1910
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byWalter Massy-Greene
Personal details
Born(1856-10-09)9 October 1856
Pitt Town, New South Wales, Australia
Died15 September 1920(1920-09-15) (aged 63)
Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyProtectionist (to 1909)
Liberal (from 1909)
SpouseMargaret Russell McCabe
RelationsNorman Ewing (brother)
John Ewing (brother)
OccupationSurveyor

Sir Thomas Thomson Ewing KCMG (9 October 1856 – 15 September 1920) was an Australian politician. He began his career in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (1885–1901) before winning election to the Division of Richmond at the inaugural 1901 federal election. He held ministerial office in the second Deakin government as Vice-President of the Executive Council (1905–1906), Minister for Home Affairs (1906–1907), and Minister for Defence (1907–1908).


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