History of Deercreek, (Harford County) Maryland United States of America

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Hugh Judge Jewett, railroad president, was born at Deer Creek, Harford county, Md., July 1, 1817. He was a brother of Judge Thomas L. Jewett, also a railroad president. He studied at Hiram college, Ohio; was admitted to the bar at Elkton, Md., in 1838, and practised law in Clairsville, Ohio, 1840-48. He removed to Zanes-ville, Ohio, in 1848; was elected president of the Muskingum branch of the state bank in 1852; was a Democratic presidential elector in 1852; state senator, 1854-56; was appointed U.S. attorney for the southern district of Ohio in 1854, and was elected president of the Central Ohio Railroad company in 1857. He organized the Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railroad company; was one of the organizers of the Pennsylvania railroad, and undertook the construction of the Kansas City and other western railroads. He was an unsuccessful candidate for representative in the 37th congress in 1860, for governor of Ohio in 1861, and for U.S. senator in 1863. He was appointed general counsel of the Pennsylvania railroad in 1871, and was elected a representative in the 43d congress in 1872, but resigned in July, 1874, to accept the presidency of the Erie Railway company. He was appointed receiver of the company in 1875, and upon the reorganization was elected president of the board of directors. He was also president of the Little Miami, Columbus and Xenia railroad and of the Cincinnati and Muskingum Valley railroad. He retired to his home in Zanesville, Ohio, in 1884, and died in Augusta, Ga., March 6, 1898.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

History of Deercreek, (Harford County) Maryland

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