Thomas W. Ewing

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.