Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-14
special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, oct. 1S-pa,nnlesI 1t,nIs
Tarbox Jewett, formerly uislteu 11u
States senator from Missouri, tne iSes+ Let
for of the st. Louis bar, and the Oldest
Ia Ivver I'm the west, died yesterday alt-
.erroon at his residence, 291S Morgan
etreet Had Mr.. Jewett lived untll sep
tenber a. 1907, he would have been lVo
years old. ,,4 eo,.
Mr.. Jewett had lived In retirement Ior
several years, and during CIle PaIu 1I,, Dis
his health had been falling rapidly. hls
onIv anpearances in public of recent.
Years were at the funerals OF Wen
known men with whom ne hau pTun gI,l
associated during his long career. ms IiIs
death was ascribed yesterday 10 tne
general breaking down incident 10 en
treme old age rather tndh " o'"S pa
ticular complaint.
Arrangements for the funeral were
unsettled Yesterday, pending woru
from Mr.. Jewett's son, Elliott G. JeweLt,
who resides in Monterey. Mexico re re
was at once notified and started loI
ST. Louis, but the hour Of his arrival
was uncertain.
Had Remarkable Career
Mr.. Jewett had remarkable career
both as to length and variety OF pup
lie affairs and activities In whch ne
engaged. No other living St Louisan
events of such a long period OF Amerl-
can history. A practicing lawyer TOT
over seventy-two years, ne nelu
llnioue place in the st. Louis par
standing as last surviving link pc
tween three generations or legal ngIIs.
DIR Jewett had the distinction of being
one of the few lawyers who won case
against Abraham Lincoln. rms lncloent
ioccurred in Kentucky after .Llncoll
had become famous in his campaign
against Douglas. ~
Jefferson was president Wnen MI.
Jewett was born in Pittston, Me. HIS
ancestors were Puritans. He graou-
ated from Columbia college at wash
inpton. d. c., and while a student there
witnessed the Inauguration OF PRESIDENT
jackson in 1929. In 1897 he went TO
Washington and saw President NC
Kinley inaugurated, sixty-elght years
later.
Interested in sthmus Project
In 1894, after having finished a course
at the Harvard law school, ne Was Was
elected city solicitor of Bangor. Me.
Ten years later his brother, Albert q.
.Jewett was appointed to diplomatic
nosition in Peru, and in crossing the
Jsthmus of Panama to reach his post
conceived n scheme for operating
steamboat line on the Chagres river.
Mr.. Jewett became a partner in the
1870 to 1858. on the isthmus managing
the boat line The business did not sue
'ceed and he Joined the gold rush 10
California. For two years he mined,
and then he returned to Bangor.
In 1857 he settled in st. Louis and
built the house where he died. he
built up a law practice rapidly, ana
in 1850 formed a partnership with the
late Britton A. Hill, which continued
10 1872. He figured as one of the counse
in The noted suits against the Linden
heirs involving valuable tracts OF real
estate.
Republican Organizer in Missouri
with the outbreak of the civil war he
became active In politics. While not
an aboltionist before the war, atter II
he became one of the organizers OF the
Republican party in Missouri; was
prominent in its councils, and in 1866
was elected to the Legislature. In 1876
he was a member of the Republican
state convention, from which the fac
tion headed by Carl Schurz and B.
Gratz Brown withdrew, organizing
the Liberal Republican" party and
elected Brown governor.
Mr. Jewett stayed with the regular
convention, which nominated Joseph
w. McClurg. A short time afterward
when President Grant appointed Sen
ator Drake to the court of claims. MI
JeWelI WAS dppolutSu " III INC N"
cancy by Governor McClurg. He served
in the senate until March 4, 1871.
Mr.. Jewett was married in 1S4S tc
Miss Sarah Wilson. His wife died In
1873 There are two children, f. G. Jew
ett and Mrs. Edward A. Wilson, also
a resident of Monterey, Mexico.
Fell During Morning
A fall sustained. by Mr.. Jewett early
yesterday morning is supposed to have
hastened his death. He was moving
about in his room, when he stumbled
and fell heavily. He complained o.
feeling very badly and went to bed
He died at in the afternoon.