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Hamilton Glover Ewart (1849-1918) —
also known as Hamilton G. Ewart —
of Hendersonville, Henderson
County, N.C.
Born in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., October
23, 1849.
Son of James B. Ewart and Mary Ann Ewart.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1876;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1887-89, 1895-97,
1911-13; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1889-91;
defeated, 1890, 1904; circuit judge in North Carolina, 1897; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina,
1898-99, 1899-1900.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 28,
1918 (age 68 years, 187
days).
Interment at Oakdale Cemetery.
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John Gaston Grant (1858-1923) —
also known as John G. Grant; "Cornbread
John" —
of Hendersonville, Henderson
County, N.C.
Born, in a log
cabin, in Edneyville Township, Henderson
County, N.C., January
1, 1858.
Son of William Colin Grant and Sarah Elizabeth (Freeman) Grant.
Republican. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1889; Henderson
County Sheriff, 1892-96; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 10th District, 1909-11.
Died in Hendersonville, Henderson
County, N.C., June 21,
1923 (age 65 years, 171
days).
Interment at Oakdale Cemetery.
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