Presley Ewing

Presley Underwood Ewing (September 1, 1822 – September 27, 1854) was a U.S. representative from Kentucky.

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Presley Ewing
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 3rd district
In office March 4, 1851 – September 27, 1854
Preceded by	Finis McLean
Succeeded by	Francis Bristow
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Born	(1822-09-01)September 1, 1822 Russellville, Kentucky, US
Died	September 27, 1854(1854-09-27) (aged 32) Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, US
Political party	Whig Party
Alma mater	Transylvania University
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Born in Russellville, Kentucky, Ewing attended the public schools. He completed preparatory studies. He was graduated from Centre College, Danville, Kentucky, in 1840 and from the law school of Transylvania University, Lexington, Kentucky, in 1843. He studied theology at the Baptist Seminary at Newton, Massachusetts, in 1845 and 1846. He returned to Kentucky and practiced law in Russellville. He served as member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1848 and 1849.

Ewing was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-second and Thirty-third Congresses and served from March 4, 1851, until his death in the town of Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, September 27, 1854. He was interred in Maple Grove Cemetery, Russellville, Kentucky.