James Dudley Dewell (September 3, 1837 – April 19, 1906) was an American

politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking ...

who was the 67th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1897 to 189

James Dewell was born in Norfolk, Connecticut, Norfolk in Connecticut. He was the third of four children of John and Mary Dewell. His father was born in 1797 and worked as a Scythe Maker. His mother was born in 1804. Later he worked as a Wholesale Grocery Dealer. Since 1860 he was married to Mary E. Keys (1840-1913). The couple had five children. He also owned a schooner named ''Derwell''. He joined the Republican Party and in 1896 he was elected to the office of the lieutenant Governor of Connecticut. In this function he was the deputy of Governor

Lorrin A. Cooke Lorrin Alanson Cooke (April 6, 1831 – August 12, 1902) was an American politician and the 57th governor of Connecticut from 1897 to 1899. Biography Cooke was born in New Marlborough, Massachusetts, the Son of Levi Cooke and Amelia (Todd) Coo ...

and he presided over the

Connecticut State Senate The Connecticut State Senate is the upper house of the Connecticut General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The state senate comprises 36 members, each representing a district with around 99,280 inhabitants. Sen ...

. His two-year term ended in 1899. James Dewell died in 1906 in

New Haven New Haven is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is located on New Haven Harbor on the northern shore of Long Island Sound in New Haven County, Connecticut and is part of the New York City metropolitan area. With a population of 134,023 ...

where he had spent the most time of his life.

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* 1837 births 1906 deaths People from Norfolk, Connecticut Connecticut Republicans Lieutenant Governors of Connecticut Politicians from New Haven, Connecticut 19th-century American politicians {{Connecticut-politician-stub