Sumner Sewall
Sumner Sewall | |
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58th Governor of Maine | |
In office January 1, 1941 – January 3, 1945 | |
Preceded by | Lewis O. Barrows |
Succeeded by | Horace Hildreth |
Member of the Maine Senate | |
In office 1936-1940 | |
Member of the Maine House of Representatives | |
In office 1934-1936 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Air Service, United States Army | June 17, 1897
Years of service | 1917-1919 |
Rank | Captain |
Unit | 95th Aero Squadron |
Battles/wars | World War I |
Sumner Sewall (June 17, 1897 – January 25, 1965) was an American
Life and career
A native of
He enlisted in the USAAS in Paris, underwent training, and reported to the
Sewall returned home with the
After the war, he worked in a variety of jobs, including being an executive with
His political career began when he became an
After stepping down as governor, Sewall became president of American Overseas Airlines for a year, then served as the military governor of Württemberg-Baden from 1946 to 1947. In 1948, Sewall finished a distant third in the Republican primary for Maine's open United States Senate seat, which ended his political career.
Sewall became president of the Bath National Bank in the 1960s. He died on 25 January 1965.
Family
Sewall's parents were William Dunning Sewall and Mary Locke Sumner of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. Mary was the daughter of George Sumner and Sarah E. Richardson, and she was great-granddaughter of the Reverend Joseph Sumner of the First Congregational Church in Shrewsbury. William D. Sewall and Mary Locke Sumner lived at the Sewall Family Home in Bath, ME known as York Hall.
Sewall's grandfather, Arthur Sewall, was the Democratic candidate for vice president in 1896.
Sewall married Helen Ellena Evans in 1929. They had two sons, David and Nick, and a daughter Alexandria.
See also
References
Bibliography
- American Aces of World War I. Norman Franks, Harry Dempsey. Osprey Publishing, 2001. ISBN 978-1-84176-375-0.
- Gunther, John. Inside U.S.A. New York : Curtis, 1947. 487-489.
- Leviero, Anthony. "Low Salary Bars La Follette Job." New York Times 8 October 1947: 17.
- "Mrs. Smith wins in Maine race for Senate; Gov. Hildreth concedes." New York Times 22 June 1948: 1.
- "Past President: Sumner Sewall, Republican, 1939-1940"
External links
- "Sumner Sewall". Find a Grave. Retrieved 2009-05-18.