Ewing, Edwin Hickman b. December 2, 1809 d. April 24, 1902 US Congressman. Elected as a Whig to represent Tennessee's 8th District in the Twenty-ninth Congress, he served from 1845 to 1847. He did not seek reelection in 1846. Ewing was an 1827 graduate of the University of Nashville, becoming a lifelong trustee there in 1831. That same year he was admitted to the bar and set up law practice in Nashville. From 1841 to 1842 he was a member of the State House of Representatives. After the Civil War Ewing became president of the University of Nashville and...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards) Old City Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
Jetton, Robert b. 1781 d. December 26, 1840 US Congressman. Served in the United States Army during the War of 1812. Elected to represent Tennessee in the State House of Representatives, he served from 1817 to 1821. Also served as a Member of the Tennessee State Senate from 1823 to 1825, and 1831 to 1833, Candidate for United States Representative from Tennessee in 1835. (Bio by: K) Old City Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
