Jewett
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Places in the United States
- Jewett, IllinoisJewett, IllinoisJewett is a village in Cumberland County, Illinois, United States. The population was 232 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Charleston–Mattoon Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Jewett is located at ....
- Jewett, MinnesotaJewett, MinnesotaJewett is an unorganized territory in Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 46 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the unorganized territory has a total area of 35.3 square miles , of which, 35.2 square miles of it is land and...
- Jewett, New YorkJewett, New YorkJewett is a town centrally located in Greene County, New York, United States. The population was 953 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Judge Freeborn Jewett.- History :The town was first settled around 1784....
- Jewett, OhioJewett, OhioJewett is a village in Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The population was 784 at the 2000 census. The community has also been known as "Fairview."-Geography:Jewett is located at ....
- Jewett, TexasJewett, TexasJewett is a city in Leon County, Texas, United States. The population was 861 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Jewett is located at ....
- Jewett, WisconsinJewett, WisconsinJewett is an unincorporated community located in the town of Erin Prairie, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, United States. Jewett is located on County Highway T east of New Richmond....
- Jewett City, ConnecticutJewett City, ConnecticutJewett City is a borough in New London County, Connecticut, in the town of Griswold. The population was 3,053 people at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
People
- Charles Coffin JewettCharles Coffin JewettCharles Coffin Jewett was the Librarian and Assistant Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution in 1848 before becoming Superintendent of the Boston Public Library in 1858.-Early life:...
(1816-1868), an American librarian - Dan JewettDan JewettDaniel Ryan Jewett is a musician and journalist.He was born in Orange, California, USA and has lived in New Mexico, Colorado, San Francisco, and, most recently, Oakland...
- Daniel Tarbox Jewett, a U.S. Senator from Missouri
- David JewettDavid JewettColonel David Jewett is a notable figure in the history of the sovereignty dispute between Great Britain and Argentina as he commanded the Frigate Heroína that visited the Falkland Islands in 1820 and raised the first Argentine flag on the islands....
, an American naval officer and privateer, who is an instrumental figure in Argentina's claim to the Falkland Islands - Helen JewettHelen JewettHelen Jewett was an upscale New York City prostitute whose murder, along with the subsequent trial and acquittal of her alleged killer, Richard P. Robinson, generated an unprecedented amount of media coverage....
, a New York City prostitute famous for having been murdered - Hugh Judge Jewett, a U.S. Representative from Ohio
- Hugh J. JewettHugh J. JewettHugh Judge Jewett was an American railroader and politician. He served as United States Representative from Ohio's 12th congressional district in the 43rd United States Congress....
- Joshua JewettJoshua JewettJoshua Husband Jewett 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...
, a U.S. Representative from Kentucky - Luther JewettLuther JewettLuther Jewett was a United States Representative from Vermont. He was born in Canterbury, Connecticut, and graduated from Dartmouth College in 1795. He studied medicine and practiced in Putney, Vermont....
, a U.S. Representative from Vermont - Milo Parker JewettMilo Parker JewettMilo Parker Jewett was a U.S. educator, born at St. Johnsbury, VermontJewett was a graduate of Dartmouth College and Andover Theological Seminary...
- Pauline JewettPauline JewettPauline Jewett, was a Canadian Member of Parliament.Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, she received a BA and a MA from Queen's University and a Ph.D in political science from Harvard University in 1949...
- Sarah Orne JewettSarah Orne JewettSarah Orne Jewett was an American novelist and short story writer, best known for her local color works set in or near South Berwick, Maine, on the border of New Hampshire, which in her day was a declining New England seaport.-Biography:Jewett's family had been residents of New England for many...
(1849-1909), an American author
Other
- Jewett staging system, a system for describing the state of prostate cancer
- Jewett (automobile)Jewett (automobile)The Jewett was an automobile built in Detroit, Michigan by the Paige-Detroit Motor Car Company from March 1922 through December 1926. The Jewett was named after H.M. Jewett, president of Paige-Detroit. After the first 17 months of production approx. 40,000 vehicles were sold. The car was...
, the name of an automobile manufactured the Paige-Detroit Motor Car Company from 1923-26 - Jewett Car CompanyJewett Car CompanyThe Jewett Car Company was an early 20th century American industrial company that manufactured street cars.The company was founded in 1893 in Jewett, Ohio, where its first factory was located. In 1904, the company relocated from Jewett to a site along South Williams Street in Newark, Ohio, but...
, an Ohio manufacturer of street cars