Ewing, James
soldier, was born Aug. 3, 1736, in Lancaster, Pa. He was a member of the general assembly from 1771 till 1775. At the outbreak of the revolution he was on the committee of safety for York county, and was chosen one of the two brigadier-generals of the Penn- He sylvania associators, July 4, 1776. served as vice-president of Pennsylvania from 1782 till 1784. In the latter year, and under the constitution of 1789-90, he was a member of the assembly of Pennsylvania, and served as state senator from 1795 till 1799. He died March 1, 1806, in Hellam, Pa.