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Marshall Jewell

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Marshall Jewell
Marshall Jewell

In office
August 24, 1874 – July, 1876
Preceded by James W. Marshall
Succeeded by James N. Tyner

Born October 20 1825(1825-10-20)
Winchester, New Hampshire, U.S.
Died February 10 1883 (aged 57)
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Political party Republican
Profession Politician
Signature Marshall Jewell's signature

Marshall Jewell (October 20, 1825February 10, 1883) was a U.S. political figure. He served as the 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.

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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
August 24, 1874 – July 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

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