Sewall is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Arthur Sewall Arthur Sewall (November 25, 1835 – September 5, 1900) was an American shipbuilder from Maine, best known as the Democratic nominee for Vice President of the United States in 1896, running mate to William Jennings Bryan. From 1888 to 1896 he se ...

(1835–1900), Shipbuilder and American Democratic politician from Maine *

Charles S. Sewall Charles Smith Sewall (1779 – November 3, 1848) was an American politician from Maryland who served in the Maryland State Senate and Maryland House of Delegates, House of Delegates as well as the U. S. House of Representatives. Early ...

(1779–1848), American politician * Doug Sewall, American wheelchair curler * George P. Sewall (1811–1881), American lawyer and State Representative from Old Town, Maine *

Gilbert T. Sewall Gilbert T. Sewall (born September 28, 1946) is an educator and author who writes on politics, education, and culture. He is most recently a contributor to the ''Spectator'' and ''American Conservative.'' His essays and book reviews cover arts and ...

(born 1946), American educator and author *

Harold M. Sewall Harold Marsh Sewall (January 3, 1860 – October 28, 1924) was an American politician and diplomat. Sewall was born in Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine. He was the son of Arthur Sewall. Sewall served in the Maine House of Representatives, 1896, ...

(1860–1924), American politician and diplomat * Harriet Winslow Sewall (1819–1889), American poet *

Jonathan Sewall Jonathan Sewall (August 24, 1729 – September 27, 1796) was the last Colonial attorney general of Massachusetts. He was born in Boston on August 24, 1729 to Jonathan Sewall Sr. and Mary (Payne) Sewall. Sewall's father was an unsuccessf ...

(1729–1796), last British attorney general of Massachusetts * Joseph Sewall (1921–2011), American businessman and politician from Maine *

May Wright Sewall May Wright Sewall (May 27, 1844 – July 22, 1920) was an American reformer, who was known for her service to the causes of education, women's rights, and world peace. She was born in Greenfield, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Sewall served as cha ...

(1844–1920), American feminist, educator, and lecturer *

Richard B. Sewall Richard Benson Sewall (11 February 1908 – 16 April 2003) was a professor of English at Yale University, and author of the influential works ''The Life of Emily Dickinson'' and ''The Vision of Tragedy''. He was born in Albany, New York to a f ...

(1908–2003), American professor of English at Yale University *

Samuel Sewall Samuel Sewall (; March 28, 1652 – January 1, 1730) was a judge, businessman, and printer in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, best known for his involvement in the Salem witch trials, for which he later apologized, and his essay ''The Selling ...

(1652–1730), American judge in Massachusetts *

Samuel Sewall (congressman) Samuel Sewall (December 11, 1757 – June 8, 1814) was an American lawyer and congressman. He was born in Boston in the Province of Massachusetts Bay. Biography After attending Dummer Charity School (now The Governor's Academy), Sewall grad ...

(1757–1814), American lawyer and congressman *

Samuel Edmund Sewall Samuel Edmund Sewall (1799–1888) was an American lawyer, abolitionist, and suffragist. He co-founded the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society, lent his legal expertise to the Underground Railroad, and served a term in the Massachusetts Senate as ...

(1799-1888), American lawyer, abolitionist, and suffragist *

Sarah Sewall Sarah Sewall (born August 21, 1961) is Executive Vice President for Policy at In-Q-Tel, a strategic investor for the national security community. A national security expert whose career spans government service and academia, she most recently serv ...

, American lecturer at Harvard Kennedy School *

Stephen Sewall (orientalist) Stephen Sewall (March 24, 1734 – July 23, 1804) was an American professor of Hebrew and Oriental languages at Harvard University. He was a charter member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1780) and was considered one of the greatest ...

(1734–1804), American professor at Harvard University *

Sumner Sewall Sumner Sewall (June 17, 1897January 25, 1965) was an American Republican politician and airline executive who served as the 58th Governor of Maine from 1941 to 1945. He began his aviation career during World War I as a fighter ace. Life and car ...

(1897–1965), Governor of Maine and airline executive *

Thomas Sewall Thomas Sewall (April 16, 1786 – April 10, 1845) was an American physician, writer and academic. He gained notoriety for being convicted of body snatching, and later went on to become a professor. Early life Thomas Sewall was on April 16, 178 ...

(1786–1845), American physician

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