Ephraim Brevard Ewing (1819 – June 21, 1873) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri from 1859 to 1861 and from January 1873 until his death that summer.
In 1859, Ewing he was elected to the Missouri Supreme Court.[1][2] He was removed from the bench in 1861, along with William Barclay Napton and William Scott, for refusing to sign a loyalty oath swearing allegiance to the Union in the American Civil War.[3][4] Two months earlier a strongly pro-Union provisional government seized control of the state after Federal forces occupied Jefferson City, exiling Claiborne Jackson and pro-Confederate members of the state legislature. The provisional government then set about securing the loyalty oaths of those remaining.[5] The removed judges were replaced by the appointments of Barton BatesWilliam Van Ness Bay, and John D. S. Dryden; all three appointees were elected to their seats in 1863.[6]
Ewing returned to the bench in 1870, when he was elected as a judge of the St. Louis Circuit Court,[1][2] and in the election of 1872, Ewing received 155,911 votes to win election as a Liberal candidate to one of two new seats established on the court.[7] Ewing assumed office in January 1973, but died suddenly in June of that year.[1][2] In the term prior to his death, he delivered a number of noted opinions, including Newmeyer v. Missouri, etc., R. R. Co., 52 Mo. 81; Pier v. Heinrichoffen, 52 Mo. 333; Ketchum v. American Express Co., 52 Mo. 390; Pacific Railroad Co. v. Cass County, 53 Mo. 17; and Straub v. Soderer, 53 Mo. 38.[1]
Personal lifeedit
Described as "tall and exceedingly spare", Ewing had "a large family, a number of whom [became] well known in public life".[1] In July 1873, shortly after Ewing's death, his eldest daughter, Anna, married Francis Cockrell, who would go on to become a United States Senator.[8]
^ abcdefg"The Late Judge Ewing", The Sedelia Democrat (June 24, 1873), p. 1.
^Christensen, Lawrence O. Dictionary of Missouri Biography, University of Missouri Press, 1999, pp. 568-569.
^"William Barclay Napton profile". The State Historical Society of Missouri. 4 April 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
^Phillips, Christopher and Pendleton, Jason L. The Union on Trial: The Political Journals of Judge William Barclay Napton (University of Missouri Press, 2005).
^Kenneth H. Winn, Missouri Law and the American Conscience: Historic Rights and Wrongs (2016), p. 92.
ephraim, brevard, ewing, 1819, june, 1873, justice, supreme, court, missouri, from, 1859, 1861, from, january, 1873, until, death, that, summer, justice, missouri, supreme, courtin, office, 1859, 1861preceded, byjohn, crowley, richardsonsucceeded, bybarton, ba. Ephraim Brevard Ewing 1819 June 21 1873 was a justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri from 1859 to 1861 and from January 1873 until his death that summer Ephraim Brevard EwingJustice of the Missouri Supreme CourtIn office 1859 1861Preceded byJohn Crowley RichardsonSucceeded byBarton Bates William Van Ness Bay John D S DrydenJustice of the Missouri Supreme CourtIn office January 1873 21 June 1873Succeeded byWilliam Barclay Napton Contents 1 Early life education and political career 2 Judicial career 3 Personal life 4 ReferencesEarly life education and political career editBorn in Todd County Kentucky in 1819 Ewing was the son of Rev Finis Ewing a distinguished divine 1 2 Ewing was educated at Cumberland College and was admitted to the bar in 1842 1 2 Ewing served as Missouri Secretary of State from 1849 to 1853 1 2 having been elected as a Democrat from Ray County Missouri In 1857 he became Missouri Attorney General 1 2 Judicial career editIn 1859 Ewing he was elected to the Missouri Supreme Court 1 2 He was removed from the bench in 1861 along with William Barclay Napton and William Scott for refusing to sign a loyalty oath swearing allegiance to the Union in the American Civil War 3 4 Two months earlier a strongly pro Union provisional government seized control of the state after Federal forces occupied Jefferson City exiling Claiborne Jackson and pro Confederate members of the state legislature The provisional government then set about securing the loyalty oaths of those remaining 5 The removed judges were replaced by the appointments of Barton Bates William Van Ness Bay and John D S Dryden all three appointees were elected to their seats in 1863 6 Ewing returned to the bench in 1870 when he was elected as a judge of the St Louis Circuit Court 1 2 and in the election of 1872 Ewing received 155 911 votes to win election as a Liberal candidate to one of two new seats established on the court 7 Ewing assumed office in January 1973 but died suddenly in June of that year 1 2 In the term prior to his death he delivered a number of noted opinions including Newmeyer v Missouri etc R R Co 52 Mo 81 Pier v Heinrichoffen 52 Mo 333 Ketchum v American Express Co 52 Mo 390 Pacific Railroad Co v Cass County 53 Mo 17 and Straub v Soderer 53 Mo 38 1 Personal life editDescribed as tall and exceedingly spare Ewing had a large family a number of whom became well known in public life 1 In July 1873 shortly after Ewing s death his eldest daughter Anna married Francis Cockrell who would go on to become a United States Senator 8 References edit a b c d e f g h i L C Krauthoff The Supreme Court of Missouri in Horace Williams Fuller ed The Green Bag 1891 Vol 3 p 180 a b c d e f g The Late Judge Ewing The Sedelia Democrat June 24 1873 p 1 Christensen Lawrence O Dictionary of Missouri Biography University of Missouri Press 1999 pp 568 569 William Barclay Napton profile The State Historical Society of Missouri 4 April 2011 Retrieved 8 August 2012 Phillips Christopher and Pendleton Jason L The Union on Trial The Political Journals of Judge William Barclay Napton University of Missouri Press 2005 Kenneth H Winn Missouri Law and the American Conscience Historic Rights and Wrongs 2016 p 92 Politics Chicago Tribune November 28 1872 p 4 Mrs Cockrell s Life Ends Mexico Weekly Ledger Mexico Missouri January 11 1894 p 2 Retrieved January 14 2016 Political offices Preceded byJohn Crowley Richardson Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court1859 1861 Succeeded byBarton BatesWilliam Van Ness BayJohn D S Dryden Preceded byNewly created seat 1873 1873 Succeeded byWilliam Barclay Napton Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ephraim Brevard Ewing amp oldid 1137359845, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
