Elmer D. Jewett, Jr.

General Information

Other Known Names: E.D. Jewett
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: February 22, 1920
Place of Birth: Edgerton, Johnson Co., KS, USA
Date of Death: October 12, 1993
Place of Death: Tucson, Pima Co., AZ, USA
Burial Location: Saint Andrews Presbyterian Church Memorial Garden, Tucson, Pima Co., Arizona

Biographical Information

"E.D. Jewett, Publisher, Ex-Lawmaker." The Arizona Republic, October 13, 1993, p. B4:

E.D. Jewett, a former state legislator and editor and publisher of The Daily Territorial in Tucson, died early Monday. He was 73.

Mr. Jewett and his family began publishing a small neighborhood newspaper for the Casas Adobes area near Tucson in 1966. When he retired from the Air Force that year, he began developing the paper, then called The Arizona Territorial, into a weekly community paper to serve the Foothills area.

His company, Territorial Publishers Inc., eventually acquired the Tucson Publishing Co. and its two newspapers, The Daily Reporter and the News-Gazette. He retired and sold Territorial Publishers in 1990.

Robin Hardie. "E.D. Jewett , 73, dies; published Territorial." The Arizona Daily Star, October 13, 1993, p. 2B:

...Jewett was elected to the Arizona House of Representatives as a Republican in 1980, representing District 12. He served from 1981 to 1983.

He was chairman of the board of directors of the Tucson Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce from 1985 to 1987 and chaired the chamber's military affairs, planning and growth, and state government committees.

Jewett also served as chairman of the Pima County Planning and Zoning Commission. He was a board member and president of the Arizona Newspapers Association and the Community Newspapers of Arizona.

He also served on the boards of the Tucson National Golf Club, Tucson Symphony, Tucson Botanical Gardens, Tucson Junior Achievement, United Community Campaign, La Paloma Country Club, Tucson Urban Area Crime Commission and Northwest Hospital.

Military Experience

U.S. Army Air Forces, World War II veteran, Korean War veteran: "He joined the Army Air Forces in 1941 and served as a pilot and officer. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with five Oak Leaf Clusters. After retiring from the Air Force in 1966...." (Robin Hardie. "E.D. Jewett , 73, dies; published Territorial." The Arizona Daily Star, October 13, 1993, p. 2B)

Additional Information

LEGISLATIVE FAMILY (Yellow Sheet Report (Arizona Capitol Times), May 25, 2011): father of Rep. Jack B. Jewett

Employment

Occupation	Title	Years
Media/Arts/Design	chairman, Territorial Publishers, Inc.
Media/Arts/Design	editor and publisher, The Daily Territorial
Military/Defense	career U.S. Air Force

Arizona Legislative Service

Session	Chamber	Party	District	City	County	Office	Notes
35th Legislature, 1st Regular	House	Republican	12 - Pima (1971-72) (1973-82)	Tucson	Pima
35th Legislature, 2nd Regular	House	Republican	12 - Pima (1971-72) (1973-82)	Tucson	Pima

Sources

Birth: Arizona Legislative Biography sheet “E.D. Jewett, Jr.”; Occupation(s): Arizona Legislative Biography sheet and obituaries; Death: date: the obituaries give a date of death but not a place: Robin Hardie. "E.D. Jewett , 73, dies; published Territorial." The Arizona Daily Star, October 13, 1993, p. 2B and "E.D. Jewett, Publisher, Ex-Lawmaker." The Arizona Republic, October 13, 1993, p. B4. Place of death based on last residence noted in the SSDI: Elmer D. Jewett; Cemetery: Find A Grave Memorial 45858268 created by: Corolla Hoag, record added: Dec 27, 2009