Joshua Jewett

Joshua Jewitt
A man in his mid-forties with droopy eyes and receding black hair wearing a black jacket and tie and white shirt
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 5th district
In office
March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859
Preceded by Clement S. Hill
Succeeded by John Y. Brown
Personal details
Born (1815-09-30)September 30, 1815
Deer Creek, Maryland
Died July 14, 1861(1861-07-14) (aged 45)
Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Political party Democratic
Relations Brother of Hugh Judge Jewett
Profession Lawyer
Signature J. H. Jewett

Joshua Husband Jewett (September 30, 1815 – July 14, 1861) was a United States Representative from Kentucky and the brother of Hugh Judge Jewett. He was born at Deer Creek, Maryland. He attended the common schools, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1836 commencing practice in Elizabethtown, Kentucky.

Jewett served as the prosecuting attorney of Hardin County, Kentucky. He was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fourth and Thirty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859). While in Congress, he served as chairman, Committee on Expenditures in the Department of War (Thirty-fourth Congress), and as chairman, Committee on Invalid Pensions (Thirty-fifth Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1858 to the Thirty-sixth Congress. After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of law. He died in Elizabethtown, Kentucky in 1861 and was buried in the City Cemetery

References

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Clement S. Hill		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 5th congressional district
March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859 		Succeeded by
John Y. Brown
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