The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-04-20
JAMES D. DEVELL DEAD.
AN HONORED, USEFUL AND
 STERLING CITIZEN.

| l All about the city yesterday express 1 sions of regret and sorrow were heard spread, of the death of ex-Iieutenant- Governor James Dudley DeWell. His death came as shock to the commit nity, as only the day before he had been attending to his business affairs as usual. He died very suddenly at his home, 400 Orange street, just after 5 o'clock yesterday morning. He spent Wednesday evening at his home, retired at about 10 o'clock and slept until about \ ? o'clock a. m. About that time MT. Dewell was awakened by what he was in the habit of calling an acute attack of indigestion. He arose from the bed and went downstairs to drink some hot water. His wife advised him to have Dr. Whittemore, the family physician, summoned, but MT. Dewell said that it would not be necessary and he returned 1 to bed.
 l A few moments after a. m. the at tack returned with renewed force, and while the family were about the bed l side MT. Dewell, lifting his hand above his head, dropped them slowly to his l side and peacefully passed away. In the moment or so before MT. Dewell died Dr. Whittemore had been summoned, but it was too late when he arrived.
 For years MT. Dewell had been trou- l bled with what he believed to be acute indigestion, and he was in the habit of drinking hot water during these at- Jacks. It was his heart, however, which evidently was the cause of that trouble He attended regularly to business and was always genial and kind to all with whom he came in con- 1 tact.
 Mir. Dewell had large and varied business interests. He was the prin- cipal owner of the Sutton fleet of yes- sells, in addition to his extensive inter- ests in this city.
 The deceased is survived by his wife and five children. The children are Miss Jessie, Charles Attorney James D., jr., Robert P. and F. w. Dewell. In addition to this MT. Dewell leaves a number of sisters and brothers, both ir this city and elsewhere.
 James Dudley Dewell was man who was loved and respected by all who knew him. He was business man in the strictest sense of the word, and by hard work and careful application he gained 8 fortune Generous and kind hearted, there are many institutions and people in this city who will always cherish the memory of kindnesses which he has shown them.
 1 MT. Dewell was great lover of his home, and, when business cares were over for the day practically all his time was spent there. He was member of several clubs and societies, but seldom visited them.
 James Dudley Dewell was the senior member of the firm of J. D. Dewell & O., of State street, and was born in Norfolk, this state, September 8, 1837 His father James Dewell, was native of Duchess county, New York, and was of Scotch descent; and during his early years of activity he was prominent as manufacturer and merchant in Nor folk, Conn. His mother, nee Mary Humphrey, who settled in Windsor ill 1640, to 1645.
 Soon after passing his twentieth birthday James D. Dewell came to this city and entered upon a mercantile ca reer. His first business connection was with the firm of Bushnell & Co.,, whole sale grocers, as salesman. Two years later he was made a member of the firm. After Mir Dewen had been ad- mitted into the firm his energy and ability aided greatly in expanding the business. In 1864 the firm name was changed to Bushnell & Dewell, and in 1877 1t was again altered to J. D. Dewell
 &Co., which 1t has remained ever since. It has become familiar throughout the mercantile world.
 Financial matters have occupied no little share of MT. Dewell's attention. He was vice-president of the Security Insurance company, vice-president of the National Savings bank and direc- tor in the New Haven Water company and of various other corporations. He was also director in the City bank for forty years past To each position he held he gave his personal attention, att tending meetings regularly and taking an interest in the affairs of the insti- tutions with which his name was asso- ciated.
 No effort for the advancement of this city's interest was undertaken without receiving cooperation from MT. Dewell during his lifetime.
 Mir. Dewell has been an active mem Der of the New Haven Chamber of Commerce, being from 1886 until 1881 it's honored president, and it was during his administration that many and notable | improvements in and about the city were made. He has been a director of the Young Mems Institute and con- tributor to it's needs.
 He was a member of the New Haven Colony Historical society, state hospi- tal, the Sons of the American Revolu- ton and of the Evergreen Cemetery association.
 He was a republican in politics and was former lieutenant-governor of the state. He was one of the charter mem- bers of the Union league.
 He was elected lieutenant-governor in 1896. He was the first lieutenant of the New Haven Grays in 1865. He was a member of the Church of the Re- deemer and belonged to Hiram lodge of Masons, and was it's worshipful master |