Preceded by William Strong Role American Politician Succeeded by Mark Richards Education Dartmouth College | Political party Federalist Party Federalist Party Name Luther Jewett | |
Born December 24, 1772
Canterbury, Connecticut ( 1772-12-24 ) Spouse(s) Betsey Adams Jewett and Nancy Chamberlain Jewett Children Mira Jane Jewett Abbott and Martha Jewett Lefevre Profession doctor, minister, congressman Died March 8, 1860, St. Johnsbury, Vermont, United States | ||
Luther Jewett (December 24, 1772 – March 8, 1860) was an American doctor, minister and politician. He served as a United States Representative from Vermont.
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Biography
Jewett was born in Canterbury, Connecticut to Luther and Betsey Daniel 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.
Jewett was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives. He was elected as a Federalist to the Fourteenth Congress and served from March 4, 1815 to March 3, 1817. After leaving Congress, Jewett moved to St. Johnsbury and studied theology. He was ordained as a pastor of the Congregation Church and Society 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.
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 interred at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Saint Johnsbury. Both his wives are interred at Mount Pleasant Cemetery.