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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsSamuel SEWALL
(1757-1814)
SEWALL, Samuel, a
Representative from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., December
11, 1757; attended the common schools and was graduated from
Harvard College in 1776; studied law; was admitted to the bar and
commenced practice in Marblehead, Mass.; member of the State house
of representatives 1784 and 1788-1796; elected as a Federalist to
the Fourth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation
of Benjamin Goodhue; reelected to the Fifth and Sixth Congresses
and served from December 7, 1796, until his resignation on January
10, 1800; one of the managers appointed by the House of
Representatives in 1798 to conduct the impeachment proceedings
against William Blount, a Senator from Tennessee; associate judge
of the supreme court of Massachusetts 1801-1813 and served as chief
justice in 1813 and 1814; died in Wiscasset, Maine, June 8, 1814;
interment in Ancient Cemetery; reinterment in the family tomb at
Marblehead, Mass.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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