He was born Stephen Sewall in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1770, the son of Jonathan Sewall who was the attorney general of Massachusetts, and returned to England with his family at the start of the American Revolution, where he attended Bristol Grammar School. In 1787, he travelled to New Brunswick where his brother Jonathan had already settled; he articled in law there with Ward Chipman and was called to the bar in 1791. Later in 1791, he moved to Montreal, qualified as a lawyer there and set up practice. Sewell served in the local militia, becoming captain in 1812. In 1809, he was named solicitor general for Lower Canada. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada in 1809 for Huntingdon and was elected for Montreal East in 1810. In 1815, Sewall was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society.[1] He was dismissed from his office as solicitor general in 1816 after it was revealed that he had submitted documents published in the Montreal Herald that were critical of Governor George Prevost's administration. Sewell was named King's Counsel in 1827. He served as a commissioner during the construction of the Lachine Canal. Sewell helped found the Natural History Society of Montreal and served as its president. He was the first president of the Montreal bar library and also served as solicitor for the Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning during the transfer of that part of James McGill's property which became the site of McGill College.
"Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
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stephen, sewell, lawyer, stephen, sewell, 1770, june, 1832, lawyer, political, figure, lower, canada, stephen, sewellbornstephen, sewall, 1770, 1770cambridge, massachusetts, british, americadiedjune, 1832, 1832, aged, montreal, province, upper, canadanationali. Stephen Sewell May 25 1770 June 21 1832 was a lawyer and political figure in Lower Canada Stephen SewellBornStephen Sewall 1770 05 25 May 25 1770Cambridge Massachusetts British AmericaDiedJune 21 1832 1832 06 21 aged 62 Montreal Province of Upper CanadaNationalityBritishOccupation s Lawyer politician soldierHe was born Stephen Sewall in Cambridge Massachusetts in 1770 the son of Jonathan Sewall who was the attorney general of Massachusetts and returned to England with his family at the start of the American Revolution where he attended Bristol Grammar School In 1787 he travelled to New Brunswick where his brother Jonathan had already settled he articled in law there with Ward Chipman and was called to the bar in 1791 Later in 1791 he moved to Montreal qualified as a lawyer there and set up practice Sewell served in the local militia becoming captain in 1812 In 1809 he was named solicitor general for Lower Canada He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada in 1809 for Huntingdon and was elected for Montreal East in 1810 In 1815 Sewall was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society 1 He was dismissed from his office as solicitor general in 1816 after it was revealed that he had submitted documents published in the Montreal Herald that were critical of Governor George Prevost s administration Sewell was named King s Counsel in 1827 He served as a commissioner during the construction of the Lachine Canal Sewell helped found the Natural History Society of Montreal and served as its president He was the first president of the Montreal bar library and also served as solicitor for the Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning during the transfer of that part of James McGill s property which became the site of McGill College He died of cholera in Montreal in 1832 References edit American Antiquarian Society Members DirectoryExternal links edit Stephen Sewell Dictionary of Canadian Biography online ed University of Toronto Press 1979 2016 Biography Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Quebec de 1792 a nos jours in French National Assembly of Quebec Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stephen Sewell lawyer amp oldid 1163423465, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
