Stephen S. Jewett

Stephen Shannon Jewett (September 18, 1858 – October 1932) was an American lawyer and Republican Party[1] politician who served as the Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives.[2]

Hon. Stephen Shannon Jewett
Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
In office 1895–1897
Preceded by	Robert N. Chamberlain
Succeeded by	Frank Dunklee Currier
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
Personal details
Born	September 18, 1858 Laconia, New Hampshire
Died	October 1932 Laconia, New Hampshire
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Annie L. Bray, m. June 30, 1880
Children	Theo S. Jewett
Profession	Lawyer

Jewett was born to John G. and Carrie E. (Shannon) Jewett in that part of Gilford, New Hampshire, that is now Laconia, New Hampshire on September 18, 1858.[2][1]

Jewett was admitted to the New Hampshire bar in March 1880.[2]

Jewett married Annie L. Bray of Bradford, England, on June 30, 1880. They had one child, a son, Theo S. Jewett.[1]

Jewett was a 32nd degree Mason.[1]

Jewett as Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives

Jewett was elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives in the 1894 election and chosen as the Speaker when the legislature was organized in 1895.[1]

Jewett died at his home in Laconia in October 1932.[3]

Notes

1. Johnson, Clarence (1902), The Granite Monthly: A New Hampshire magazine devoted to history, biography, literature, and State Progress, Volume XVIII, no 4. Stephen Shannon Jewett, Concord, New Hampshire: The Granite Monthly Company, pp. 197–201.
2. Biographical Review XXI: Containing Life Sketches of Leading Citizens of Stafford and Belknap countries, New Hampshire, Boston, Massachusetts: Biographical Review Publishing Company, 1897, pp. 92–96.
3. COL STEPHEN JEWETT IS DEAD AT LACONIA, Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Globe Company, October 25, 1932, p. 17.