page_title: Marshall Jewell
section_title: Early political involvement
hierarchical_section_title: Marshall Jewell / Early political involvement
caption_attribution_description: English: Zachary Taylor, 24 Nov 1784 - 9 Jul 1850. After his victories in Palo Alto and Monterrey México, Taylor was elected president of the USA. Español: Zachary Taylor, 24 Nov 1784 - 9 Jul 1850. Despues de sus victorias en Palo Alto y Monterrey, México, Taylor fue electo presidente de los Estados Unidos.
context_page_description: Marshall Jewell was a manufacturer, pioneer telegrapher, telephone entrepreneur, world traveler, and political figure who served as 44th and 46th Governor of Connecticut, the U.S. Minister to Russia, the 25th United States Postmaster General, and Republican Party National Chairman. Jewell, distinguished for his fine "china" skin, grey eyes, and white eyebrows, was popularly known as the "Porcelain Man". As Postmaster General, Jewell made reforms and was intent on cleaning up the Postal Service from internal corruption and profiteering. Postmaster Jewell helped Secretary of the Treasury Benjamin H. Bristow shut down and prosecute the Whiskey Ring. President Grant, however, became suspicious of Jewell's loyalty after Jewell fired a Boston postmaster over non payment of a surety bond and asked for his resignation.
  A native of New Hampshire, Jewell was the son of a prominent tanner and currier. Having apprenticed in his father's tannery business, Jewell moved to Boston where he learned the art of being a currier. In 1847, Jewell moved to Hartford where he worked for his father's business as a currier.
context_section_description: In 1848, while working as a telegrapher, Jewell became interested in national politics becoming a Whig. Jewell supported Zachary Taylor for President of the United States. Jewell's political opinions would later draw him into the Republican Party formed in the mid-1850s  In 1849, Jewell returned north and was elected Superintendent of the telegraph line between Boston and New York living in New York City.
caption: Jewell strongly supported Whig candidate Zachary Taylor in the Presidential Election of 1848.
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