William Joyce Sewell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Joyce Sewell

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

Date of Birth: 06-Dec-1835

Place of Birth: Castlebar, Connacht, Ireland

Date of Death: 27-Dec-1901

Profession: politician, military officer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

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.