Samuel Sewall
Lawyer, Author
1652 – 1730
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Who was Samuel Sewall?
Samuel Sewall 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 of Joseph, which criticized slavery. He served for many years as the chief justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court of Judicature, the province's high court.
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- Born
- Mar 28, 1652
Bishopstoke - Also known as
- Samuel Seawell
- Spouses
- Abigail Woodmansey
- Hannah Hull
(1676 - )
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Harvard University
- Harvard College
- Lived in
- Massachusetts
- Died
- Jan 1, 1730
Boston - Resting place
- Granary Burying Ground
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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