Charles W. Jewett (Indiana politician)

Charles Webster Jewett (January 7, 1884 – April 28, 1961 in Indianapolis, Indiana)^[1] was an Indiana lawyer and Republican politician. Jewett, who studied law at Harvard University, was chosen as chairman of the Marion County Republican Committee in 1914. He was the mayor of Indianapolis from 1918 to 1921. In the 1917 Republican primary election for the mayoral candidacy, Jewett had defeated who eventually succeeded him as mayor.^[1] In 1938, Jewett ran for a seat in the United States House of Representatives and lost to the incumbent Louis Ludlow.^[2]

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^ ^a ^b David J. Bodenhamer; Robert Graham Barrows (1994). The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-31222-8.
^ "STATISTICS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION OF NOVEMBER 8, 1938" (PDF). Retrieved 22 November 2009.

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[Encyclopedia-1] David J. Bodenhamer; Robert Graham Barrows (1994). The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-31222-8.

[2] "STATISTICS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION OF NOVEMBER 8, 1938" (PDF). Retrieved 22 November 2009.

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