Samuel Sewall (congressman)

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Samuel Sewall (b. December 11, 1757, Boston, MassachusettsJune 8, 1814 Boston, Massachusetts) was an American lawyer.

He represented Massachusetts in the U.S. House and later served as chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.

His grandfather Samuel Sewall was the judge who presided at the Salem witch trials in colonial Massachusetts.

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Preceded by
Theophilus Parsons
Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
18141814
Succeeded by
Isaac Parker