William Henry Jewell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

William Henry Jewell

American politician

Date of Birth: 26-Feb-1840

Place of Birth: Wakefield, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 24-Sep-1924

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About William Henry Jewell

  • William Henry Jewell (February 26, 1840 - January 2, 1912) was the nineteenth Mayor of Orlando from 1907 to 1910.
  • He served in the civil war in the ranks of the twenty-first Mississippi Infantry to November 1862, when he assigned to staff duty at Charleston, S.
  • C., until March, 1864, after which he served with General Wade Hampton until the surrender.
  • He married his wife Carrie in 1879 and moved to Florida in 1886 where he practiced law and served two terms in the state legislature, spent time as a city attorney, and served three terms as Mayor of Orlando.
  • He died suddenly at the age of 71 in 1912.

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