1876 Republican National Committee who elected Zachariah Chandler as chairman. Chairman of Republican Party In 1879 Jewell accepted the appointment of National Chairman of the Republican Party having served to 1880. During the Presidential election of 1880, Jewell's energetic approach to politics resulted in large part to the election of Republican candidate James A. Garfield to the office of President of the United States. Death, burial, and memorial Although considered a man of vitality in 1883, Jewell had contracted pneumonia that quickly took his life. When Jewell asked his doctor "How long does it take for a man to die?" His doctor responded, "In your condition, Governor, it is a matter of only a few hours." Marshall Jewell died on February 10, 1883, in Hartford, Connecticut. Jewell was buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery on Valentine's Day, February 14, 1883. Flags were held at half mast on public and private buildings. The Connecticut Legislature suspended business and adjourned for the day. The Governors Guard guarded Jewell's body held in state at the Asylum Hill Congregational Church. Thousands of people viewed Jewell's body in state and paid their respects to the former Governor. Many prominent men attended Jewell's service, including former Secretary of the Treasury Benjamin Bristow, Postmaster Timothy O. Howe, and Secretary of Navy William E. Chandler. A tall column pedestal and statue memorial monument with his family's name, "JEWELL", inscribed at the base, was placed near his burial site. Jewell's wife, Esther E Dickerson Jewell, died February 26, 1883, and was buried next to her husband Marshall Jewell at Cedar Hill Cemetery. His daughter was Josephine Jewell Dodge, a prominent early childhood educator and anti-suffrage activist. References Sources External links |- |- |- |- |- 1825 births 1883 deaths 19th-century American diplomats 19th-century American politicians Ambassadors of the United States to Russia Burials at Cedar Hill Cemetery (Hartford, Connecticut) Deaths from pneumonia in Connecticut Republican Party governors of Connecticut Grant administration cabinet members People from Winchester, New Hampshire Republican National Committee chairs United States Postmasters General