Samuel Sewall, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Samuel Sewall

Salem witch trial judge; early abolitionist; chief justice of Massachusetts

Date of Birth: 28-Mar-1652

Place of Birth: Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1730

Profession: judge, writer, librarian, jurist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Samuel Sewall (; March 28, 1652 – January 1, 1730) was a judge, businessman, and printer in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, best known for his involvement in the Salem witch trials, for which he later apologized, and his essay The Selling of Joseph (1700), which criticized slavery.
He served for many years as the chief justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court of Judicature, the province's high court.



Alternative names	John Smybert
Description	Scottish-American painter and architect
Date of birth/death	4 April 1688	2 March 1751
Location of birth/death	Edinburgh	Boston
Work location	London, Boston
Authority control	: Q3182482 VIAF: 67273440 ISNI: 0000 0000 8147 5374 ULAN: 500006043 LCCN: nr89014425 Open Library: OL2141601A WorldCat