Background
Sewell, Albert Henry was born on October 30, 1847 in Hamden, New York, United States. Son of William H. and Celinda Sewell.
Sewell, Albert Henry was born on October 30, 1847 in Hamden, New York, United States. Son of William H. and Celinda Sewell.
Student Union College, 1867-1868. Bachelor of Arts, Cornell Univercity, 1871. Bachelor of Laws, Albany Law School, 1873.
Admitted to bar, 1873. Member of New York Assembly, 1878. Company judge and surrogate, Delaware County, New York, 1889-1899.
Appointed by Governor Roosevelt to fill vacancy, August 1899, and elected November 1899, justice Supreme Court of the New New York
Was The American Association Foreign Justice Appellate Division, 2d department, 1900-1901, 3d department, 1907-1912, and 1916-1917. Retired on reaching age limit, January 1, 1918.
Appointed official referee, January 18, 1918. Trustee Cornell Univercity, 1908-1913.
Member of New York Assembly, 1878.
Married Mary East. Wright, 1889.