Stephen S. Jewett

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	(1858-09-18)September 18, 1858 Laconia, New Hampshire
Died	October 24, 1932(1932-10-24) (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 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] In 1916, he was president of the New Hampshire Bar Association.[3]

Jewett died at his home in Laconia October 24, 1932.[4]

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. "Past NHBA Presidents". New Hampshire Bar Association. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
4. "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.

Political offices
Preceded by Robert N. Chamberlain	Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives 1895 – 1897	Succeeded by James F. Briggs