Robert C. McEwen

Robert Cameron McEwen (January 5, 1920 – June 15, 1997) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.

Biography

McEwen was born in Ogdensburg, New York. He attended the University of Vermont, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and graduated from Albany Law School in 1947. He served in the United States Army Air Corps from 1942 until 1946.

He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1954 until 1964. He was elected to Congress in 1964 and served from January 3, 1965 until January 3, 1981. He was appointed by Ronald Reagan to the International Joint Commission and served from 1981 until 1989. In 1982, the Custom House at Ogdensburg was named in his honor.

References

• Robert C. McEwen at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2010-01-04

External links

• "Robert C. McEwen". Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=17309082. Retrieved 2010-01-04. 

New York State Senate
Preceded by Paul Graves	New York State Senate, 39th District 1954	Succeeded by Gilbert Seelye
Preceded by Walter Van Wiggeren	New York State Senate, 40th District 1955–1964	Succeeded by John E. Quinn
United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Clarence E. Kilburn	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 31st congressional district 1965–1973	Succeeded by Donald J. Mitchell
Preceded by Carleton J. King	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 30th congressional district 1973–1981	Succeeded by David O'B. Martin