Answer the following question: Facts: - signature: thomas ewing signature.png - president: zachary taylor - office: 1st united states secretary of the interior - name: thomas ewing - image: thomasewingsr.jpg Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of thomas ewing .
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thomas ewing , sr. -lrb- december 28 , 1789october 26 , 1871 -rrb- was a national republican and whig politician from ohio .he served in the u.s. senate as well as serving as the secretary of the treasury and the first secretary of the interior .he is also known as the foster father -lrb- and subsequently father-in-law -rrb- of famous american civil war general william tecumseh sherman .