Willem Westpalm von Hoorn Jewett (August 23, 1963 – January 12, 2022) was an American
Democratic politician. He was a member of the
Vermont House of Representatives from the Addison's 2nd District, being first elected in 2002. Jewett served as the Assistant House Majority Leader during the 2011–12 session and as the House Majority Leader during the 2013–14 session. He served as the Vice-Chair of House Judiciary during the 2015–16 session.
After leaving the legislature, Jewett was diagnoised with mucosal melanoma. He died from euthanasia on January 12, 2022, at the age of 58. During his life, he helped to pass a state law allowing the terminally ill to end their lives in this manner.
Jewett was born in
New Rochelle, New York. He graduated from
Bowdoin College and received his law degree from
Lewis & Clark College
Lewis & Clark College is a private liberal arts college in Portland, Oregon. Originally chartered in 1867 as the Albany Collegiate Institute in Albany, Oregon, the college was relocated to Portland in 1938 and in 1942 adopted the name Lewis & C ...
. He was admitted to the Vermont bar and lived in
Ripton, Vermont
Ripton is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. The population was 739 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Ripton is located in east-central Addison County, in the Green Mountains of Vermont. The highest point in the town is the summit o ...
. He served on the Ripton School board.
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School board members in Vermont
Bowdoin College alumni
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