Thomas Ewing Jr.

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Thomas Ewing Jr.
General Thomas Ewing Jr.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio
In office March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881
Preceded by	Ansel T. Walling
Succeeded by	John B. Rice
Constituency	12th district (1877–1879) 10th district (1879–1881)
Personal details
Born	(1829-08-07)August 7, 1829 Lancaster, Ohio, U.S.
Died	January 21, 1896(1896-01-21) (aged 66) New York City, New York, U.S.
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America Union
Branch/service	United States Army Union Army
Years of service	1862 – 1865
Rank	Brevet Major General
Battles/wars	American Civil War Battle of Old Fort Wayne Battle of Cane Hill Battle of Prairie Grove Battle of Fort Davidson

Thomas Ewing Jr. (August 7, 1829 – January 21, 1896) was an attorney, the first chief justice of Kansas and leading free state advocate, Union Army general during the American Civil War, and two-term United States Congressman from Ohio, 1877–1881.^[1] He narrowly lost the 1879 campaign for Ohio Governor.