Thomas Ewing, Sr.
| Thomas Ewing | |
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| 1st United States Secretary of the Interior | |
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In office March 8, 1849 – July 22, 1850 |
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| President |
Zachary Taylor Millard Fillmore |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Thomas McKennan |
| 14th United States Secretary of the Treasury | |
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In office March 4, 1841 – September 11, 1841 |
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| President |
William Henry Harrison John Tyler |
| Preceded by | Levi Woodbury |
| Succeeded by | Walter Forward |
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United States Senator from Ohio |
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In office July 20, 1850 – March 4, 1851 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Corwin |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin Wade |
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In office March 4, 1831 – March 4, 1837 |
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| Preceded by | Jacob Burnet |
| Succeeded by | William Allen |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 28, 1789 West Liberty, Virginia, U.S. (now West Virginia) |
| Died | October 26, 1871 (aged 81) Lancaster, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party |
National Republican (Before 1833) Whig (1833–1871) |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Wills Boyle |
| Education | Ohio University (BA) |
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Thomas Ewing Sr. (December 28, 1789 – October 26, 1871) was a National Republican and Whig politician from Ohio. He served in the U.S. Senate as well as serving as the Secretary of the Treasury and the first Secretary of the Interior. He is also known as the foster father (and subsequently father-in-law) of famous American Civil War general William Tecumseh Sherman.
Born in West Liberty, Ohio County, Virginia (now West Virginia), was the son of Revolutionary War veteran George Ewing. After studying at Ohio University and reading law under Philemon Beecher, Ewing commenced the practice of law in Lancaster, Ohio, in 1816.
As a colorful country lawyer, he was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1830 as a Whig and served a single term. He was unsuccessful in seeking a second term in 1836. Ewing served as Secretary of the Treasury in 1841, serving under Presidents William Henry Harrison and John Tyler. He resigned on September 11, 1841, along with the entire cabinet (except Secretary of State Daniel Webster), in protest of Tyler's veto of the Banking Act.
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