Charles D. McEwen

Charles Dwight McEwen (June 20, 1822 - July 26, 1901) was an American politician who served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1893 to 1895.[1] A Republican, he represented District 42.

Charles Dwight McEwen
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives for District 42
In office
January 3, 1893 – January 7, 1895
Preceded byHenry A. Peterson
Succeeded byOlaus Brevig
Personal details
BornJune 20, 1822
Hinesburg, Vermont
DiedJuly 26, 1901
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceBoon Lake, Minnesota
Occupationfarmer

Born in Hinesburg, Vermont,[1] McEwen lived in New York and Wisconsin before settling with his family in Minnesota in 1857.[1] The family lived first in Hutchinson, where they owned a cheese factory and Charles McEwen held local office in McLeod County, and later in Boon Lake, where they set up the first cheese factory in Renville County.[1] An abolitionist and a member of the Home Guard,[1] McEwen was elected to the House of Representatives in 1892.[1]

Following his death, his son Bowman maintained the family farm, and served on the Renville County Commission.[1] In 1906, Bowman's daughter Sarah moved with her husband Max Ramsland to Canora, Saskatchewan.[1] Max was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in 1917, but died after less than a year in office during the 1918 flu pandemic; Sarah was then elected to the legislature as his successor, becoming the first woman ever to serve in Saskatchewan's provincial legislature.[2]

References
  1. Franklyn Curtiss-Wedge, History of Renville County Minnesota, Vol. 1. H. C. Cooper Jr, & Co., Chicago (1916).
  2. Ramsland, Sarah Katherine (1882– 1964) Archived 2012-03-24 at the Wayback Machine. Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan.


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