George McEwin (lawyer)
George McEwin (1873 – 5 August 1945) was a lawyer and philanthropist in Adelaide, South Australia. He was a grandson of George McEwin, gardener, orchardist, and maker of Glen Ewin jams.
History
McEwin was born in Hindmarsh, South Australia where his father, Rev. John McEwin (1845–1894) was pastor of the local Congregational Church. He was educated at
In October 1908 he joined
In March 1920 Glynn, Parsons, McEwin & Napier amalgamated with Baker & Barlow to become Baker, Glynn, Parsons & Co.
In March 1924 G. C Ligertwood left Bennett, Campbell, & Ligertwood to join Baker, Glynn, & McEwin. The partnership Baker, McEwin, Ligertwood & Millhouse 1925–1945, dissolved after death of senior partner John Richard Baker (1866–1944).[3]
Among Mr. McEwin's articled clerks were many who subsequently gained distinction at the Bar. The first was the (later) Crown Solicitor
Other interests
- During the First World War McEwin was a worker with the Cheer-Up Society and many other patriotic causes and organizations formed for the benefit of the soldiers in the trenches.
- He was 14 years councillor and alderman with the Adelaide City Council, and made it his business to see the City more amenable to inhabitants and visitors. He was the city's delegate to the Metropolitan and Export Abattoirs Board.
- Consequent on his Council experience, he became an enthusiast for tree planting, a charter member of the SA Forest League,[5] and for many years its president, then SA president when the League went national.[6] He was an enthusiast for Pinus insignis (now Pinus radiata) as championed by Walter Gill.
- He was a strong advocate for the Mount Bold reservoir project, and argued for the construction of a Mannum–Adelaide pipeline.
- He was a regular churchgoer and an adherent of the Congregational Church and for many years member of the Parkin Trust, and its president 1930–1944.
- He was actively connected with the Cricketclubs.
- He was an active member of the Adelaide Caledonian Cluband served as Chief 1914–1917.
Recognition
- McEwin received an Order of Merit from the R.S.S.I.L.A, an uncommon honour.[4]
Family
George McEwin (1873–1945) married Evelyn Jones (1876 – 11 February 1949) on 28 April 1906. They had one son:
- John Neil McEwin (1907–1993) married Mary Helen Butler (1909–1993) in 1931. Mary was a daughter of Richard Layton Butler.
References
- The Express and Telegraph. Vol. XXVII, no. 7, 813. South Australia. 20 December 1889. p. 4. Retrieved 10 June 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Pen Portraits of People". The News (Adelaide). Vol. III, no. 396. South Australia. 29 October 1924. p. 6. Retrieved 10 June 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- Frank Rymill.
- ^ a b "Death of Mr. G. McEwin". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia. 6 August 1945. p. 4. Retrieved 9 June 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXXV, no. 22, 960. South Australia. 10 June 1920. p. 6. Retrieved 10 June 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Plane Trees". The Advertiser (Adelaide). Vol. LXXXVI, no. 26660. South Australia. 15 March 1944. p. 6. Retrieved 10 June 2018 – via National Library of Australia.