Education
Born in Pittston, Maine, he completed preparatory studies, attended Colby College, graduated from Columbia College (Washington, District of Columbia) in 1830 and from the Harvard Law School.
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Born in Pittston, Maine, he completed preparatory studies, attended Colby College, graduated from Columbia College (Washington, District of Columbia) in 1830 and from the Harvard Law School.
He was admitted to the bar and practiced in Bangor, Maine. He was city solicitor from 1834 to 1837. He moved to California and engaged in gold mining for two years, after which he returned to Bangor and practiced law.
Jewett was appointed as a Republican to the United States. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Charles Doctorate. Drake and served from December 19, 1870, to January 20, 1871, when a successor was elected.
He declined to be a candidate for election to the Senate to fill this vacancy and resumed the practice of law. Jewett died in Saint Louis in 1906, and was buried at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
In 1857 he moved to Saint Louis, Missouri and continued the practice of law. In 1866 he was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives.