Hamilton G. Ewart
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Hamilton Glover Ewart (October 23, 1849 - April 28, 1918) was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.
Born in Columbia, South Carolina, Ewart attended private schools. He moved to Hendersonville, North Carolina, with his parents in 1862. He was graduated from the literary and law departments of the University of South Carolina at Columbia. He was admitted to the bar in 1870 and commenced practice in Hendersonville, North Carolina. He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1876.
Ewart was elected mayor of Hendersonville in 1877. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1887-1889 from 1895 to 1897, and 1911-1913.
Ewart was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-first Congress (March 4, 1889-March 3, 1891). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1890 to the Fifty-second Congress and for election in 1904. He resumed the practice of law in Hendersonville, North Carolina. He served as judge of the criminal court in 1895. He served as judge of the circuit court in 1897. He served as judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina from July 16, 1898, to March 4, 1899, and April 14, 1899, to June 7, 1900. He moved to Chicago, Illinois, in 1916 and continued the practice of law. He died in Chicago, Illinois, April 28, 1918. He was interred in Oakdale Cemetery, Hendersonville, North Carolina.
