Attorney General Seawell (other)
Attorney General Seawell may refer to: * Aaron A. F. Seawell (1864–1950), Attorney General of North Carolina * Henry Seawell, Attorney General of North Carolina * Malcolm Buie Seawell (1909–1977), Attorney General of North Carolina See also * Attorney General Sewell (other) Attorney General Sewell may refer to: * Henry Sewell (1807–1879), Attorney-General of New Zealand * Jonathan Sewell (1766–1839), Attorney-General of Lower Canada * Robert Sewell (lawyer) (1751–1828), Attorney General of Jamaica See also * ...

Aaron A
According to Abrahamic religions, Aaron ''′aharon'', ar, هارون, Hārūn, Greek (Septuagint): Ἀαρών; often called Aaron the priest ()., group="note" ( or ; ''’Ahărōn'') was a prophet, a high priest, and the elder brother of Moses. Knowledge of Aaron, along with his brother Moses, exclusively comes from religious texts, such as the Hebrew Bible, Bible and the Quran. The Hebrew Bible relates that, unlike Moses, who grew up in the Egyptian royal court, Aaron and his elder sister Miriam remained with their kinsmen in the eastern border-land of Egypt ( Goshen). When Moses first confronted the Egyptian king about the enslavement of the Israelites, Aaron served as his brother's spokesman ("prophet") to the Pharaoh (). Part of the Law given to Moses at Sinai granted Aaron the priesthood for himself and his male descendants, and he became the first High Priest of the Israelites. Aaron died before the Israelites crossed the Jordan river. According to the Book of N ...
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Henry Seawell (attorney General)
Henry Seawell (alternatively spelled Sewell) () was a British merchant who became a landowner and politician in the Colony of Virginia and thrice serve in the House of Burgesses. Career Voters in the then vast upper (or westernmost) parish of Elizabeth City first elected Henry Seawell as one of the men representing them in the House of Burgesses in 1632. After the creation of lower Norfolk County he won election in 1639 and re-election the following year.Cynthia Miller Leonard, The Virginia General Assembly 1619-1978 (Richmond: Virginia State Library 1978) pp. 11, 18, 19 In 1641 the governor and his council decided to have a parish church built at Sewell's Point, and the county justices convened occasionally at this man's home. In 1642, while this man was one of the justices of the peace, Elizabeth Mills accused Sewell's wife Alice as a thief, was found guilty of defamation, and was forced to apologize as well as received 10 lashes. Personal life His relationship with the 1 ...
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Attorney General Of North Carolina
The Attorney General of North Carolina is a statewide elected office in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The attorney general is a constitutional officer responsible for representing state agencies in legal matters, supplying other state officials and prosecutors with legal advice, and leading the North Carolina Department of Justice. The incumbent attorney general, Josh Stein, assumed office on January 1, 2017. The position of attorney general dates back to North Carolina's colonial history. The office was established in North Carolina's 1776 constitution as an official to be appointed by the North Carolina General Assembly. The state's 1868 constitution made the attorney general an elected executive official with their duties prescribed by law. Since 1971, the officer has sat on the North Carolina Council of State. History The title "Attorney General" was used in colonial territory encompassing what became North Carolina as early as 1677, when George Durant was appointed by G ...
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Malcolm Buie Seawell
Malcolm Buie Seawell (December 18, 1909 – January 19, 1977) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as North Carolina Attorney General from 1958 to 1960. Seawell was raised in Lee County, North Carolina. After law school, he moved to Lumberton and joined a law firm. From 1942 to 1945 he worked for the U.S. Department of War in Washington, D.C. He then returned to Lumberton and successfully ran for the office of mayor in 1947. He held the post until the following year when he was appointed 9th Solicitorial District Solicitor. While working as solicitor Seawell gained state-wide prominence for his aggressive efforts to prosecute the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), and was credited for ultimately pushing the organization out of Robeson County. Governor Luther H. Hodges later made him a judge before appointing him Attorney General of North Carolina in 1958 to fill a vacancy. As attorney general, Seawell felt that the decision of the United States Su ...
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