James Ewing
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James Ewing was an American Revolutionary War officer and political leader from Pennsylvania who served as a militia general and later as the state's vice president (lieutenant governor).
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| James Ewing canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American Revolutionary War officer
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Pennsylvania politician ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1736-02-08 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Cumberland County, Province of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1806-03-15 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | York County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| election | Pennsylvania Supreme Executive Council election, 1782 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scots-Irish American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Pennsylvania General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Pennsylvania militia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | brigadier general ⓘ |
| name | James Ewing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | participation in defense of Pennsylvania during the Philadelphia campaign ⓘ |
| notableWork | command of militia forces guarding the Susquehanna River crossings ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 10 ⓘ |
| occupation |
farmer
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politician ⓘ soldier ⓘ surveyor ⓘ |
| officeContested | President of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| partOf | York County Committee of Safety NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Patriot ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Vice President of Pennsylvania
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colonel in the Pennsylvania militia ⓘ justice of the peace ⓘ member of the Pennsylvania General Assembly ⓘ member of the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly ⓘ sheriff of York County, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| precededBy | James Potter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
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surface form:
Presbyterianism
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| residence |
Hellam Township, Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
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Wrightsville, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ York County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn | American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Patience Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateOfOffice | Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Peter Muhlenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termEnd | 1784-11-06 ⓘ |
| termStart | 1782-11-05 ⓘ |
| title | Vice President of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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