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Mayor
John W. Ewing
Just months after it was incorporated as a
City in early 1884, John William Ewing was elected the first Mayor of Princeton. For the first sixty-six years a board of trustees ran the town of Princeton, until early 1884 when Princeton was incorporated under general law as a City. Following the incorporation on May 26,
1884, John Ewing, a well-known attorney, was elected as the city's first
Mayor for a term of two years.
John Ewing was born February 14, 1850, to John and Sarah "Drunner" Ewing at the old Key homestead in White River Township. John was reared on the family farm, and attended local
district school. John went on to graduate in 1873 with a law degree from the University of Bloomington,
Indiana.
In 1878 John was admitted to the Gibson County Bar and filled the office vacated by Judge Oscar M.
Welborn. Ewing practiced law successfully until 1894 when he retired from his law practice to devote his entire time to the privately owned Princeton Water Company.
John Ewing was the first to introduce and push for the idea of a central heating system for Princeton. John secured the financing for installing of the Yaryan system in Princeton and personally supervised its installation. The system was used for several years to heat many business and homes in the City of Princeton and
it was a public utility of which few cities could boast.
John resided and later died at 302 North Main Street in Princeton.
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John William Ewing
1884 – 1886
Republican
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Attorney
First M. E. Church
February 14, 1850
February 23, 1909
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