Thomas W. EWING, Congress, IL (1935)

EWING Thomas W. , a Representative from Illinois; born in Atlanta, Logan County, Ill., September 19, 1935; B.S., Millikin University, Decatur, Ill., 1957; J.D., John Marshall School of Law, Chicago, Ill., 1968; United States Army Reserve, 1957-1963, active duty, 1958; assistant state attorney for Livingston County, Ill., 1968-1973; member, Republican State Central Committee, 1986- 1990; member, Illinois state house of representatives, 1974-1991; delegate to the Republican national conventions,1980 and 1984; farmer; appointed chairman of the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee, 2001- present; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Second Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Edward R. Madigan; reelected to the One Hundred Third and to the three succeeding Congresses, (July 2, 1991-January 3, 2001); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Seventh Congress; is a resident of Pontiac, Ill.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present