James Arthur Ewing (October 1, 1916 – February 16, 1996) was an American politician who was the
governor of American Samoa. He took the office on November 28, 1952 and resigned just over four months later, on March 4, 1953.[1][2] He was appointed by
PresidentHarry S. Truman.[3]
In July 1956, his wife, former model Bernice Ewing, sued him for divorce on grounds of extreme cruelty.[7] A year later, a judge increased the payments but it was stated Ewing's whereabouts were unknown; he had last been heard from in Fiji in January of that year, when payments abruptly stopped.[8][9] At the time of his father's death in 1961, Ewing was residing in
Capri, Italy.[10] He later returned to Fiji, and died in
Ingleburn, New South Wales, Australia on February 16, 1996, at the age of 79.[11][12]