Luther Jewett

Luther Jewett (December 24, 1772 – March 8, 1860) was an American doctor, minister and politician. He served as a United States Representative from Vermont.

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 by	William Strong
Succeeded by	Mark Richards
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives
Personal details
Born	December 24, 1772 Canterbury, Connecticut Colony, British America
Died	March 8, 1860 (aged 87) St. Johnsbury, Vermont, U.S.
Political party	Federalist
Spouse(s)	Betsey Adams Jewett and Nancy Chamberlain Jewett
Children	Mira Jane Jewett Abbott and Martha Jewett Lefevre
Profession	doctor, minister, congressman

Biography

Jewett was born in Canterbury in the Connecticut Colony 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.[1]

Jewett was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives.[2] He was elected as a Federalist to the Fourteenth Congress and served from March 4, 1815 to March 3, 1817.[3] After leaving Congress, Jewett moved to St. Johnsbury and studied theology. He was ordained as a pastor of the Congregation Church and Society[4] 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.[5]

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.[6] Both his wives are interred at Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

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. "Jewett, Luther (1772-1860)". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
3. "Rep. Luther Jewett". govtrack.us. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
4. Cooke, S. (1821). The Quarterly Christian Spectator, Volume 3. p. 221.
5. "JEWETT, Luther, (1772 - 1860)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
6. United States House of Representatives

External links

• United States Congress. "Luther Jewett (id: J000107)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Luther Jewett at Find a Grave
• govtrack.us
• The Political Graveyard