Ewin, who was a member of Bethnal Green Vestry, represented that body on the Metropolitan Board of Works from 1879-89. Following the abolition of the Metropolitan Board in 1889 he was a candidate at the first elections to the successor London County Council, failing to win a seat at Bethnal Green South West. Ewin lived at Norlington House, Leytonstone until he retired to Southend-on-Sea, Essex, where he died aged 83. Mention here [1]