John A. McEwen
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John A. McEwen (November 28, 1824 – December 3, 1858) was the mayor of Nashville, Tennessee, United States from 1857 to 1858.[1] Born in Fayetteville, Tennessee, his father was R. H. McEwen.[2] McEwen was a graduate of the University of Nashville, a lawyer admitted to the bar in 1845,[2] and editor of the Nashville Daily Gazette 1852–1853.[3] He served as secretary of the first Nashville Board of Education in 1854.[4] McEwen died of consumption (chronic tuberculosis) in 1858, shortly after the end of his term in office.[3]
