Hon. Stephen Shannon Jewett | |
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| 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 24, 1932 (aged 74) Laconia, New Hampshire |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Annie L. Bray (m. 1880) |
| Children | Theo S. Jewett |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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Stephen Shannon Jewett (September 18, 1858 – October 24, 1932) was an American lawyer and Republican Party[1] politician who served as the Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives.[2]
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 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] In 1916, he was president of the New Hampshire Bar Association.[3]
Jewett died at his home in Laconia October 24, 1932.[4]
- ^ a b c d e 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
- ^ a b c 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
- ^ "Past NHBA Presidents". New Hampshire Bar Association. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- ^ "Col Stephen Jewett is Dead at Laconia". The Boston Globe. Laconia, New Hampshire. October 25, 1932. p. 17. Retrieved March 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.