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Dec 06, 1835 Castlebar, Connacht, Ireland Died on 27 Dec 1901 (aged 66)
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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About William Joyce Sewell
- William Joyce Sewell (December 6, 1835 – December 27, 1901) was an Irish-American politician, merchant, and military officer who served as a U.S.
- Senator from New Jersey.
- Sewell was born in Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland.
- He immigrated to the United States in 1851 where he worked in the merchant industry in Chicago, Illinois before moving to Camden, New Jersey in 1860.
- He served as an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, receiving the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Chancellorsville.
- He was also a postbellum state senator and U.S.
- Senator.
- The community of Sewell, New Jersey is named for him.
