David Sewall

David Sewall (October 7, 1735 – October 22, 1825) was a Massachusetts attorney and judge.

Born in York, Maine (then part of Massachusetts), son of Samuel Sewall and Sarah Batchelder, Sewall received an A.B. from Harvard University in 1755 and read law to enter the Bar in 1760. He had a private practice in York 1760, and became register of probates for York County in 1766, and a justice of the peace for the Massachusetts Colony in 1767. He was a member of the York Committee of Correspondence, and of the Legislative Council of Massachusetts from 1776-1777. From 1777-1789, he was a Justice of the Superior Court of Massachusetts, during which time he also served as a Delegate to the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention in 1779-1780.

Sewall was nominated by President George Washington on September 24, 1789, to be the first judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine, a seat which had been created by 1 Stat. 73. Confirmed by the United States Senate on September 26, 1789, he received his commission the same day and held that office until his resignation on January 9, 1818. He then returned to private practice in York until 1825.

External links

• David Sewall at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Newly created seat	Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine September 26, 1789 – January 9, 1818	Succeeded by Albion K. Parris

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Name	Sewall, David
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Short description	American politician
Date of birth	October 7, 1735
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Date of death	October 22, 1825
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