David Sewall

1735–1825 · York, ME

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the District of MaineJudgeGeorge WashingtonSep 26, 1789Resignation, Jan 9, 1818

Education

  • Harvard College, A.B., 1755
  • Read law, 1760

Professional Career

Private practice, York, Maine, 1760-, 1818-1825; Register of probates, York County, Maine, 1766-; Justice of the peace, Maine, 1767-; Member, York [Maine] Committee of Correspondance; Member, Legislative Council of Massachusetts, 1776-1777; Justice, Superior Court of Massachusetts, 1777-1789 (name changed to Supreme Judicial Court in 1780); Delegate, Massachusetts constitutional convention, 1779-1780

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