In 1848, while working as a telegrapher, Jewell became interested in national politics becoming a Whig.
Jewell supported Zachary Taylor for President of the United States.
Jewell's political opinions would later draw him into the Republican Party formed in the mid-1850s  In 1849, Jewell returned north and was elected Superintendent of the telegraph line between Boston and New York living in New York City.
In 1848, while working as a telegrapher, Jewell became interested in national politics becoming a Whig. Jewell supported Zachary Taylor for President of the United States. Jewell's political opinions would later draw him into the Republican Party formed in the mid-1850s  In 1849, Jewell returned north and was elected Superintendent of the telegraph line between Boston and New York living in New York City.
Marshall Jewell