Joshua Jewett

Joshua Husband Jewett (September 30, 1815 – July 14, 1861) was a United States representative from Kentucky and the brother of Hugh Judge Jewett.

He attended the common schools, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1836 commencing practice in Elizabethtown, Kentucky.

Jewett served as the prosecuting attorney of Hardin County, Kentucky.

After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of law.

He died in Elizabethtown, Kentucky in 1861 and was buried in the City Cemetery This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress