Luther Jewett

Luther Jewett
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Vermont's at-large district
In office
March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817
Preceded byWilliam Strong
Succeeded byMark Richards
Assistant Judge of Caledonia County, Vermont
In office
1812–1814
Serving with John W. Chandler
Preceded byJohn W. Chandler, William Cahoon
Succeeded byJohn W. Chandler, William Cahoon
Personal details
Born(1772-12-24)December 24, 1772
Canterbury, Connecticut Colony, British America
DiedMarch 8, 1860(1860-03-08) (aged 87)
St. Johnsbury, Vermont, U.S.
Resting placeMount Pleasant Cemetery in Saint Johnsbury
Political partyFederalist
Spouse(s)Betsey Adams Jewett and Nancy Chamberlain Jewett
ChildrenMira Jane Jewett Abbott and Martha Jewett Lefevre
Professiondoctor, minister, congressman

Luther Jewett (December 24, 1772 – March 8, 1860) was an American doctor, minister and politician. He served as a United States representative from Vermont for one term from 1815 to 1817.

Biography

Jewett was born in Canterbury in the Connecticut Colony to Daniel and Zilpha (Hibbard) Jewett. He graduated from Dartmouth College, A.B., in 1795. He studied medicine and began to practice in Putney, Vermont, in 1800. In 1810, Jewett received his M.B. from Dartmouth.[1]

Congress

In 1814, Jewett was elected as a Federalist to the Fourteenth Congress and served from March 4, 1815, to March 3, 1817.[2]

Later career

After leaving Congress, Jewett moved to St. Johnsbury and studied theology. He was ordained as a pastor of the Congregation Church and Society[3] and officiated in Newbury from 1821 to 1828. Jewett returned to St. Johnsbury and published the Farmer’s Herald from 1828 to 1832, and the Free Mason’s Friend from 1830 to 1832.[4]

Family life

Jewett's first wife was Betsey Adams Jewett and their only child, Mira Jane Jewett Abbott, was born in 1809. Jewett's second wife was Nancy Chamberlain Jewett, and their daughter, Martha Jewett Lefevre, was born in 1817.

Death

Jewett died on March 8, 1860, in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, and is buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Saint Johnsbury,[5] along with both of his wives.

References

  1. ^ Brown, John Howard (2006). The Cyclopaedia of American Biography: Comprising the Men and Women of the United States Who Have Been Identified with the Growth of the Nation, Volume 4. Kessinger Publishing. p. 388. ISBN 9781425486259.
  2. ^ "Rep. Luther Jewett". govtrack.us. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
  3. ^ Cooke, S. (1821). The Quarterly Christian Spectator, Volume 3. p. 221.
  4. ^ "JEWETT, Luther, (1772 - 1860)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
  5. ^ United States House of Representatives
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Vermont's at-large congressional district
1815-1817 		Succeeded by