Julius Yemans Dewey

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birth_date = birth date|1801|8|22
birth_place = Berlin, Vermont
death_date = death date|1877|5|29
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work_institutions = University of Vermont
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Dr. Julius Yemans Dewey (birth date|1801|8|22citation
last1 = Child
first1 = Hamilton
authorlink1 = Hamilton Child
last2 = Adams
first2 = William
authorlink2 = William Adams
title = Gazetteer of Washington County, Vt., 1783-1889
publisher = Syracuse Journal Co., printers
year = 1889
location = Syracuse, New York
page = 386
url = http://books.google.com/books?id=fxf14GRvwkoC&pg=RA2-PA392-IA3&source=gbs_selected_pages&cad=0_1#PRA2-PA386,M1
oclc = 7377141] - death date|1877|5|29) was an American doctor of medicine and businessman in the state of Vermont during the 19th century. He was born in Berlin, Vermont. [citation
last1 = Stickney
first1 = Joseph L.
authorlink1 = Joseph L. Stickney
title = Admiral Dewey at Manila and the Complete Story of the Philippines: Life and Glorious Deeds of Admiral George Dewey, Including a Thrilling Account of Our Conflicts with the Spaniards and Filipinos in the Orient.
publisher = J.H. Moore
year = 1899
location = Philadelphia
page = 122
url = http://books.google.com/books?id=LaWjB28xgCYC&printsec=titlepage#PPA122,M1
oclc = 6437000] He attended Washington County Grammar School and then the University of Vermont. [citation
last1 = Carleton
first1 = Hiram
authorlink1 = Hiram Carleton
title = Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont; A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation
publisher = Lewis Publishing Company
year = 1903
location = New York, Chicago
page = 57
url = http://books.google.com/books?id=3wjt3eoLPF4C&printsec=titlepage#PPA57,M1
oclc = 6437000]

His first wife and the mother of his children was Mary Perrin whom he married in 1825. [citation
last1 = Stickney
first1 = Joseph L.
authorlink1 = Joseph L. Stickney
title = Admiral Dewey at Manila and the Complete Story of the Philippines: Life and Glorious Deeds of Admiral George Dewey, Including a Thrilling Account of Our Conflicts with the Spaniards and Filipinos in the Orient.
publisher = J.H. Moore
year = 1899
location = Philadelphia
page = 123
url = http://books.google.com/books?id=LaWjB28xgCYC&printsec=titlepage#PPA123,M1
oclc = 6437000] She died young, however, and he had two later marriages without issue, to Susan Edson Tarbox and Susan Elizabeth Griggs Lilley.

He was a founder of the Christ Episcopal church of Montpelier. [citation
title = Admiral Dewey: A Character Sketch
journal = The American Monthly Review of Reviews
publisher = The Review of Reviews Co.
location = New York
page = p. 677
date = 1898
url = http://books.google.com/books?id=INUXpnp5etYC&printsec=titlepage#PRA13-PA677,M1] He served as a trustee of Norwich University.citation
last1 = Ellis
first1 = William Arba
authorlink1 = William Arba Ellis
last2 = Dodge
first2 = Grenville Mellen
authorlink2 = Grenville Mellen Dodge
title = Norwich University, 1819-1911; Her History, Her Graduates, Her Roll of Honor
publisher = The Capitol City Press
year = 1911
location = Montpelier, Vermont
page = 16
url = http://books.google.com/books?id=r-8KAAAAIAAJ&printsec=titlepage#PPA16,M1
oclc = 8819843] He was a founder of and later president of the National Life Insurance Company [citation
author = Vermont House of Representatives
title = Resolution 43 For the Year 2000: House resolution congratulating the National Life Insurance Company on its 150th anniversary
publisher = Vermont House of Representatives
year = 2000
location = Montpelier
url = http://www.leg.state.vt.us/DOCS/2000/RESOLUTN/HR0043.HTM] and he personally delivered the remittance for the company's first claim, prompting a public thank-you from the surviving family. [cite web
title = National Life's First Claims: Claim #1
url=http://www.nationallife.com/public/histarchive/our_history/pages/first_claims_1.asp
accessdate = 2008-07-14 (Archived by the Internet Archive [http://web.archive.org/web/20061114145621/http://www.nationallife.com/public/histarchive/our_history/pages/first_claims_1.asp here] )]

He served as a surgeon for the First Regiment of the Vermont State Militia. One of his sons was USN Admiral of the Navy and hero of the Spanish-American War George Dewey. [citation
last1 = Davenport
first1 = Charles Benedict
authorlink1 = Charles Benedict Davenport
last2 = Scudder
first2 = Mary Theresa
authorlink2 = Mary Theresa Scudder
title = Naval Officers: Their Heredity and Development
publisher = Carnegie Institution of Washington
year = 1919
location = Washington, D. C.
page = 73
url = http://books.google.com/books?id=84iJ59R4CMwC&printsec=titlepage#PPA73,M1
oclc = 3220611]

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* [http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchresult.cfm?word=Dewey%2C%20Julius%20Y.%20(Julius%20Yemans)&s=3&notword=&f=2 New York Public Library page]
* [http://www.adspast.com/store/customer/product.php?productid=8924 "Country Doctor" 1950 advertisement for National Life Insurance Company]

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NAME=Dewey, Yemans Julius
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Dewey, Julius
SHORT DESCRIPTION=American businessman and medical doctor
DATE OF BIRTH=August 22, 1801
PLACE OF BIRTH=Berlin, Vermont, United States
DATE OF DEATH=May 29, 1877
PLACE OF DEATH=