Charles W. Jewett

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Charles Wood Jewett (born March 14, 1913 in Detroit , Michigan , †  November 3, 2000 in Lyme , Connecticut ) was an American politician . Between 1955 and 1959 he was lieutenant governor of the state of Connecticut.

Career

Charles Jewett lived in Lyme and became a member of the Republican Party . He was elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1940 and 1946 . In 1954 he was elected lieutenant governor of Connecticut at the side of Abraham A. Ribicoff . He held this office between 1955 and 1959. He was Deputy Governor and Chairman of the State Senate . In August 1956, he took part as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in San Francisco , on which President Dwight D. Eisenhower was nominated for re-election.

After the end of his time as Lieutenant Governor, Charles Jewett was no longer politically active. He died on November 3, 2000.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://articles.courant.com/2000-11-08/news/0011073000_1_mr-jewett-lieuter-governor-lyme
  2. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/08/classified/paid-notice-deaths-jewett-charles-wood.html

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personal data
SURNAME Jewett, Charles W.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jewett, Charles Wood (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH March 14, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH Detroit , Michigan
DATE OF DEATH November 3, 2000
Place of death Lyme , Connecticut