Charles S. Sewall

Charles S. Sewall
Charles S. Sewall
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Maryland's 3rd district
	In office; January 2, 1843 – March 3, 1843
Preceded by	James Wray Williams
Succeeded by	John Wethered
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Maryland's 6th district
	In office; October 1, 1832 – March 3, 1833
Preceded by	George Edward Mitchell
Succeeded by	William Cost Johnson
Member of the Maryland State Senate
	In office; 1826–1830
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
	In office; 1815–1817, 1823, 1825
Personal details
Born	Charles Smith Sewall; 1779; Queen Anne's County, Maryland, U.S.
Died	November 3, 1848 (aged 68–69); Harford County, Maryland, U.S.
Spouse	Anna Catherine
Children	6
Military career
Allegiance	USA
Service / branch	Maryland Militia
Rank	Corporal
Unit	Forty-second Regiment
Battles / wars	War of 1812

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

Early life

Charles Smith Sewall was born in Queen Anne's County, Maryland in 1779, to Clement and Cornelia (née Smith) Sewall.^[1]^[2] He attended the common schools and St. John's College in Annapolis.^[1]^[2]

Career

Sewall served in the Forty-second Regiment of the Maryland Militia as a corporal in 1813, during the War of 1812, and served in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Harford County from 1815 to 1817, 1823 and 1825. He was member of the Maryland State Senate, representing the western shore, from 1826 to 1830. He served as the state commissioner of the Pennsylvania and Maryland Canal Company in 1827.^[1]^[2]

He was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-second Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of George E. Mitchell and served from October 1, 1832, to March 3, 1833. He was again elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-seventh Congress to fill the vacancy which was caused by the death of James W. Williams, and served from January 2 to March 3, 1843. He moved to Harford County, Maryland.^[1]^[2]

Personal life

Sewall married Anna Catherine. They had six children: Charles S. Jr., Edwin Augustus, Jacob Keazy, Septimus Davidge, James Monroe and Ann Maria.^[2]

Sewall died at Rose Hill in Harford County on November 3, 1848.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Sewall, Charles S." Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Eisenberg, Gerson G. (1992). Marylanders Who Served the Nation: A Biographical Dictionary of Federal Officials from Maryland. Annapolis: Maryland State Archives. pp. 190–191. ISBN 978-0-942370-34-8.

United States Congress. "Charles S. Sewall (id: S000258)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by George Edward Mitchell	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 6th congressional district 1832–1833	Succeeded by William Cost Johnson
Preceded by James Wray Williams	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 3rd congressional district 1843	Succeeded by John Wethered

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[bio-1] "Sewall, Charles S." Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 13, 2021.

[Eisenberg-2] Eisenberg, Gerson G. (1992). Marylanders Who Served the Nation: A Biographical Dictionary of Federal Officials from Maryland. Annapolis: Maryland State Archives. pp. 190–191. ISBN 978-0-942370-34-8.

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