# James Arthur Ewing

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American politician (1916–1996)

**James Arthur Ewing** (October 1, 1916 – February 16, 1996) was an American politician who was the [governor of American Samoa](/source/Governor_of_American_Samoa). He took the office on November 28, 1952 and resigned just over four months later, on March 4, 1953.[1][2] He was appointed by [President](/source/President_of_the_United_States) [Harry S. Truman](/source/Harry_S._Truman) to maintain order and prepare for the transition to Republican administration after the Democrats lost the presidential election of [1952](/source/1952_United_States_presidential_election).[3][4]

## Biography

Ewing was born in [Boardman, Ohio](/source/Boardman%2C_Ohio) on October 1, 1916,[5] and later lived in [Youngstown](/source/Youngstown%2C_Ohio). Prior to his appointment, Ewing was an [executive](/source/Senior_management) with an [Ohio](/source/Ohio) steel company.[6][7]

In July 1956, his wife, former model Bernice Ewing, sued him for divorce on grounds of extreme cruelty.[8] A year later, a judge increased the payments but it was stated Ewing's whereabouts were unknown; he had last been heard from in Fiji in January of that year, when payments abruptly stopped.[9][10] At the time of his father's death in 1961, Ewing was residing in [Capri, Italy](/source/Capri%2C_Italy).[11] He later returned to Fiji, and died in [Ingleburn, New South Wales](/source/Ingleburn%2C_New_South_Wales), Australia on February 16, 1996, at the age of 79.[12][13]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Sorensen, Stan (2007). ["The Samoan Historical Calendar, 1606-2007"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090227053254/http://americansamoa.gov/history/samhist_forweb.pdf) (PDF). [Government of American Samoa](/source/Government_of_American_Samoa). p. 287. Archived from [the original](http://americansamoa.gov/history/samhist_forweb.pdf) (PDF) on February 27, 2009. Retrieved June 6, 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Richard Barrett Lowe"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110427121848/http://americansamoa.gov/governors/richard-barrett-lowe). *Governors*. [Government of American Samoa](/source/Government_of_American_Samoa). 2010. Archived from [the original](http://americansamoa.gov/governors/richard-barrett-lowe) on April 27, 2011. Retrieved June 6, 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Sunia, Fofō Iosefa Fiti (2001). *Puputoa: Host of Heroes - A record of the history makers in the First Century of American Samoa, 1900-2000*. Suva, Fiji: Oceania Printers. Page 27. ISBN 9829036022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Gray_4-0)** Gray, John Alexander Clinton (1980). [*Amerika Samoa*](https://books.google.com/books?id=IJ5HAop7ga0C). Ayer Publishing. p. 262. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-405-13038-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-405-13038-4). Retrieved December 14, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-google_5-0)** ["Facts on File Yearbook"](https://books.google.com/books?id=Uo4YAAAAIAAJ). *Facts on File*. **12**. Facts on File, Incorporated. 1953. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0196-2981](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0196-2981). Retrieved December 14, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press) (November 29, 1952). "Governor of U. S. Samoa Named". *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. p. 6.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Associated Press (5 March 1953). "Eisenhower Names Postmaster Aides". *The New York Times*. p. 15.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["James Arthur Ewing is Sued for Divorce"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/269881282/?terms=James%2BArthur%2BEwing). *Honolulu Star-Bulletin*. Associated Press. July 5, 1956. p. 2. Retrieved September 27, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Model Wins in Court"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/295857447/?terms=James%2BArthur%2BEwing). *Lancaster Eagle-Gazette*. API. June 12, 1957. p. 10. Retrieved September 27, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Where's the Husband? Model Wins Boost in Support Payments – But There's a Hitch"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/50608460/?terms=James%2BArthur%2BEwing). *The San Bernardino County Sun*. AP. June 12, 1957. p. 6. Retrieved September 27, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Frank C. Ewing Dies; Horse Breeder, Writer"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=pqgf-8x9CmQC&dat=19611120&printsec=frontpage&hl=en). *Youngstown Vindicator*. November 20, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["James Arthur Ewing gravesite"](https://web.archive.org/web/20241223094817/https://ibb.co/p0GDjSZ). Archived from the original on December 23, 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Ewing, James Arthur"](https://ryersonindex.org/search.php). Daily Telegraph (Sydney). 19 February 1996. Retrieved 11 February 2024.

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