Marshall Jewell

Marshall Jewell
25th United States Postmaster General
In office August 24, 1874 – July 12, 1876
Preceded by	James William Marshall
Succeeded by	James Noble Tyner
8th Chairman of the Republican National Committee
In office 1879–1880
Preceded by	J. Donald Cameron
Succeeded by	Dwight M. Sabin
Personal details
Born	October 20, 1825(1825-10-20) Winchester, New Hampshire, U.S.
Died	February 10, 1883(1883-02-10) (aged 57) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Profession	Politician
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Marshall Jewell (October 20, 1825 – February 10, 1883) was a U.S. political figure. He served as the 44th and 46th Governor of Connecticut between 1869 and 1870, and again from 1871 until 1873. Born in 1825 in Winchester, New Hampshire, he was first appointed by President Ulysses S. Grant as Minister to Russia from 1873 to 1874, but after only seven months in St. Petersburg, he left. Jewell then served as the Postmaster General between 1874 and 1876. He was also a presidential candidate at the 1876 Republican National Convention and served as the chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1880 until 1883. He died in 1883 in New Haven, Connecticut, and was interred at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Hartford, Connecticut.

External links

• Marshall Jewell at Find A Grave

Political offices
Preceded by James E. English	Governor of Connecticut 1869 – 1870	Succeeded by James E. English
	Governor of Connecticut 1871 – 1873	Succeeded by Charles R. Ingersoll
Preceded by James W. Marshall	United States Postmaster General Served under: Ulysses S. Grant August 24, 1874 – July 12, 1876	Succeeded by James N. Tyner
Party political offices
Preceded by J. Donald Cameron	Chairman of the Republican National Committee 1880 – 1883	Succeeded by Dwight M. Sabin
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by James L. Orr	United States Minister to Russia May 29, 1873 – July 19, 1874	Succeeded by George H. Boker