Cedar Hill Cemetery Foundation

Notable of the Month -Marshall Jewell (1825 – 1883): Apprenticed as a tanner, Marshall Jewell took over his father’s tanning business in 1850. During the Civil War, Jewell accrued substantial wealth as the price of leather increased significantly during this time. His other business dealings included purchasing a share of the Hartford Evening Post, and serving as president of the Jewell Pin Company and Southern New England Telephone Company.

In the 1860s, Jewell turned to making his mark as a Republican politician. While he unsuccessfully ran for state senator in 1867 and governor in 1868, he successfully secured the governorship serving as Connecticut’s 44th Governor (1869-70) and again as the 46th Governor (1871-73).

In 1873, President Ulysses S. Grant appointed Jewell Minister to Russia, but he resigned from the position after only seven months. He then served as Postmaster General from 1874 until 1876. Jewell served as a vice-presidential candidate in the 1876 and 1880 Republican National Conventions but lost to William A. Wheeler and Chester A. Arthur, respectively.

From 1880 until his death in 1883, Jewell served as the Chairman of the Republican National Committee. He died in New Haven from pneumonia and was interred at Cedar Hill on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 1883.

To learn more about Marshall Jewell, visit the Foundation’s website

or attend the Governors of Connecticut Tour on Saturday, August 15 at 10:00am.

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