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Rh pleted in 1858, he was selected to be its superin- tendent, and filled that post until his death. The catalogues that he prepared and the rules that he suggested served as models of library economy throughout the United States. Besides the works mentioned above, he was the author of a pamphlet entitled " Facts and Considerations relative to Du- ties on Books " (1846) : " Notices of Public Libra- ries in the United States" (Washington, 1854); and a work " On the Construction of Catalogues of Libraries and their Publication by Means of Sepa- rate Stereotyped Titles, with Rules and Examples " (1852). — Another brother, George Baker, educa- tor, b. in Lebanon. Me., 11 Sept., 1818 ; d. in Salem, Mass., 9 June, 1886, was graduated at Amherst in 1840. and at Andover theological seminary in 1842. He was a tutor in Amherst during the next two years, and then taught in private schools at Salem and Lowell till 1850, when he was chosen profes- sor of Latin and modern languages at Amherst. On 24 May, 1855, he was ordained pastor of a Congre- gational church at Nashua, N. fl.. but, in conse- quence of a railroad accident, by which he lost a leg, on 15 April, 1856, left his charge. Finding various kinds of artificial legs unsatisfactory, he invented one of novel design, and engaged in its manufacture at Salem. He was the author of " Baptism versus Immersion" (3d ed., Salem, 1869) ; I A Critique on the Greek Text of the New Testa- ment as edited by the American Bible Union " (Salem, 1869) ; made " Translation of the Notes of Wendell's Edition of Farrar's ' Life of Christ ' " (Albany) ; edited the third and fourth volumes of Punchard s " History of Congregationalism,' com- prising the portions of the work relating to Ameri- can Congregationalism (Boston, 1880-'l) ; and as- sisted in preparing J. Henry Thayer's " Greek- English Lexicon of the New Testament" (New York, 1886).

JEWETT, Luther, clergyman, b. in Canter- bury, Conn., 24 Dec, 1772 ; d. in St. Johnsburv, Vt.* 8 March, 1860. He was graduated at Dart- mouth in 1795, studied divinity and afterward medicine, was graduated at the Dartmouth medi- cal school in 1810, and practised at Putney, Vt. He was for fifteen years a representative in the state legislature, and was elected to congress as a Federalist, serving from 4 Dec., 1815, to 3 March, 1817. He removed to St. Johnsburv, and was set- tled as pastor of a church at Newbury, Vt., in 1821. In 1828 he returned to St. Johnsburv, and began the publication of the " Farmer's Herald," and in 1830 of the " Freemason's Friend," both of which he edited till 1832.— His nephew, Milo Parker, educator, b. in St. Johnsburv, Vt., 27 April, 1808 ; d. in Milwaukee, Wis., 9 June, 1882, was graduated at Dartmouth in 1828, taught for a year, began the study of law, and then entered Andover theo- logical seminary, where he was graduated in 1833. During his vacations he lectured on the common- school system in various parts of New England. On his graduation he accepted a professorship in the newly founded Marietta college. A year or two after arriving in Ohio he took part in an edu- cational convention which led to the establish- ment of the common-school system of that state. Having adopted Baptist doctrines, he resigned his professorship of rhetoric and political economy in 1838, and in January of the following year founded the Judson female institute in Marion, Ala. He also conducted the "Alabama Baptist." After managing his school with success for seventeen fears, he returned to the north in 1855, and estab- ished a seminary for girls at Poughkeepsie, N. Y. He received the degree of LL. D. from Rochester university in 1861. He suggested to Matthew Vassar the plan of an endowed institution for the higher education of women, and, when Vassar col- lege was established, was chosen its first president in 1862. The same year he visited the universities and libraries of Europe, of which he gave a report on his return. He also made a report on the or- ganization of Vassar college. He resigned the presidency of the college in 1864, and in 1867 settled in Milwaukee, Wis., where he devoted him- self to educational, philanthropic, and religious ob- jects. He published a short treatise on " Baptism " (Boston, 1840) ; also " Relations of Boards of Health and Intemperance " (1874) ; " The Model Academy" (1875) ; and other pamphlets.

JEWETT, Susan W., poet. She married Charles A. Jewett, an engraver, resided in Cincinnati, and between 1840 and 1857 contributed frequently to periodicals and newspapers. In 1847 she conducted a juvenile monthly magazine, called the " Youth's Visitor." She was the author of " The Old Corner Cupboard," containing poems and prose sketches of everv-dav life (Cincinnati, 1856).

JEWETT, Theodore Herman, physician, b. in South Berwick, Me., 24 March, 1815 ; d. in Crawford Notch. White Mountains, N. H, 20 Sept., 1878. He was graduated at Bowdoin in 1834, and at Jefferson medical college in 1840. He was professor of obstetrics and diseases of women and children in the medical department of Bow- doin, consulting surgeon to the Maine general hospital, surgeon of the first Maine district during the civil war, and president of the Maine medical society, and made many important contributions to current medical literature. — His daughter, Sarah Orne, author, b. in South Berwick, Me., 3 Sept., 1849. was educated at home and in the Ber- wick academy, and has travelled extensively in Europe, Canada, and the United States. In addi- tion to contributions to periodicals, she is the au- thor of " Deephaven " (Boston, 1877) ; " Plav-Davs" (1878); " Old Friends and New " (1880) ; "Countrv Bv-Wavs" (1881): '-The Mate of the Davlight" (1883); ""A Countrv Doctor" (1884); "A" Marsh Island" (1885); "A White Heron" (1886); and " The Storv of the Normans " (New York. 1887).

JEWETT, Thomas L., railroad president, b. in Maryland about 1810 ; d. in New York city in November, 1875. He was a practising lawyer in Steubenville, Ohio, and was at one time a judge in a state court, but became interested in the construction of the Pan-Handle railroad, and was chosen its president. As Virginia was unwilling to grant a charter for a connecting-line across her territory for the Pennsylvania central railroad, Judge Jewett sought the interposition of the government at Washington. When a system of railroad government by commissioners that were nominated by the companies was in contemplation, he was selected as one of the commissioners. He was long well known as a railroad manager in Ohio, and held important offices in various companies. — His brother. Hugh J., railroad president, b. in Deer Creek, Harford co., Md., about 1812. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and in 1840 removed to St. Clairsville, Ohio, where he began practising his profession. In 1848 he settled in Zanesville, Ohio, and soon became noted for his skill in cases involving financial questions. He was elected president of the Muskingum branch of the Ohio state bank in 1852, a presidential elector the same year, and a state senator in 1853, and was soon after appointed U. S. district attorney for the southern district of Ohio. His experience as a railroad financier began in 1855, when he was elected a director