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jewett pictured in 1906 at the age of 99 francis p. blair , jr. 7 october 1906 st. louis , missouri pittston , maine united states senator republican january 20 , 1871 charles d. drake 14 september 1807 december 19 , 1870 daniel tarbox jewett , age 99.jpg daniel t. jewett
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daniel t. jewett

daniel tarbox jewett -lrb- september 14 , 1807october 7 , 1906 -rrb- was a united states senator from missouri in 1870 and 1871 .
born in pittston , maine , he completed preparatory studies , attended colby college , graduated from columbia college -lrb- washington , d.c. -rrb- in 1830 and from the harvard law school .
he was admitted to the bar and practiced in bangor , maine ; he was city solicitor from 1834 to 1837 .
from 1850 to 1853 he engaged with his brother in operating a steamboat line upon the chagres river , isthmus of panama .
he moved to california and engaged in gold mining for two years , after which he returned to bangor and practiced law .
in 1857 he moved to st. louis , missouri and continued the practice of law ; in 1866 he was a member of the missouri house of representatives .
jewett was appointed as a republican to the u.s. senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of charles d. drake and served from december 19 , 1870 , to january 20 , 1871 , when a successor was elected .
he declined to be a candidate for election to the senate to fill this vacancy and resumed the practice of law .
jewett died in st. louis in 1906 , and was buried at bellefontaine cemetery .
