Stephen S. Jewett

{{short description|American politician}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2023}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|honorific-prefix =Hon.

|name =Stephen Shannon Jewett

|image = Stephen Shannon Jewett (1858–1932).png

| office =Speaker of the
New Hampshire House of Representatives

| term_start =1895

| term_end = 1897

| preceded =Robert N. Chamberlain

| succeeded=Frank Dunklee Currier

| office2 =Member of the
New Hampshire House of Representatives

| term_start2 =

| term_end2 =

| preceded2 =

| succeeded2=

|birth_date = {{Birth date|1858|09|18}}

|birth_place = Laconia, New Hampshire

|death_date = {{Death date and age|1932|10|24|1858|09|18}}

|death_place =Laconia, New Hampshire

|restingplace=

|party = Republican Party

|spouse = {{Marriage|Annie L. Bray|June 30, 1880}}

|children= Theo S. Jewett

|alma_mater =

|profession =Lawyer

|signature = Signature of Stephen Shannon Jewett (1858–1932).png

}}

Stephen Shannon Jewett (September 18, 1858 – October 24, 1932) was an American lawyer and Republican Party politician who served as the Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives.{{Citation |title =Biographical Review XXI: Containing Life Sketches of Leading Citizens of Stafford and Belknap countries, New Hampshire| place = Boston, Massachusetts | publisher = Biographical Review Publishing Company| year = 1897 | pages =92–96 }}

Jewett was born to John G. and Carrie E. (Shannon) Jewett in that part of Gilford, New Hampshire, that is now Laconia, New Hampshire on September 18, 1858.{{Citation | last=Johnson | first=Clarence| title =The Granite Monthly: A New Hampshire magazine devoted to history, biography, literature, and State Progress, Volume XVIII, no 4. Stephen Shannon Jewett| pages = 197–201| publisher=The Granite Monthly Company| location = Concord, New Hampshire|year =1902}}

Jewett was admitted to the New Hampshire bar in March 1880.

Jewett married Annie L. Bray of Bradford, England, on June 30, 1880. They had one child, a son, Theo S. Jewett.

Jewett was a 32nd degree Mason.

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Jewett was elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives in the 1894 election and chosen as the Speaker when the legislature was organized in 1895. In 1916, he was president of the New Hampshire Bar Association.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhbar.org/about-the-bar/past-presidents/ |title=Past NHBA Presidents|publisher=New Hampshire Bar Association|access-date=October 5, 2021}}

Jewett died at his home in Laconia October 24, 1932.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86142696/the-boston-globe/ |title=Col Stephen Jewett is Dead at Laconia |newspaper=The Boston Globe |location=Laconia, New Hampshire |page=17 |date=October 25, 1932 |access-date=2023-03-02 |via=Newspapers.com}}