James Stevenson Ewing

James Stevenson Ewing (July 19, 1835 – February 7, 1918) was an American diplomat and lawyer.

Ewing was born in Woodford County, Illinois. In 1849, Ewing moved with his family to Bloomington, Illinois. Ewing was a cousin of Adlai Stevenson who served as Vice President of the United States during the administration of President Grover Cleveland. Ewing went to Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois and then graduated from Centre College in Danville, Kentucky. Ewing was admitted to the Illinois bar and practiced law in Bloomington, Illinois. Ewing was a Democrat. He served as extraordinary envoy and minister plenpoteniary to Belgium from 1893 to 1897 and was appointed by President Cleveland. Ewing continued to practice law in Bloomington, Illinois. Ewing died at his home in Bloomington, Illinois after suffering from a stroke.[1][2]

Notes
  1. 'James S. Ewing Answers Last Call,' The Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois), February 7, 1918, pg. 3
  2. United States Department of States-Office of the Historian-James Stevenson Ewing
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