Born: JanÂuÂaÂry 3, 1830, Old MachÂar Parish, AbÂerÂdeen, ScotÂland.
Died: JuÂly 11, 1895, TaunÂton, SomÂerÂset, EngÂland.
Buried: Trull, DeÂvon (near TaunÂton), EngÂland.
Ewing stuÂdied law at MarÂisÂchal CollÂege in AberÂdeen. In 1855, he joined the arÂmy, risÂing to the rank of lieuÂtenÂant colÂoÂnel, and reÂceivÂing a meÂdal for the camÂpaign in ChiÂna in 1869. His true love was muÂsic, though, which he stuÂdied in HeiÂdelÂberg, GerÂmaÂny. A memÂber of the HarÂmonÂic Choir in AberÂdeen, he brought his newÂly writÂten tune ?Ewing? to pracÂtice one night, and that choir was the first to evÂer sing it.
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