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William J. Sewell (1835–1901)
was a politician, merchant, and military general who came to the U.S. from
Ireland when he was a boy. During the Civil War, Sewell served in the Union
Army, and was awarded a Medal of Honor after leading a charge at
Chancellorsville. After the war, Sewell was affiliated with several railroads,
including the Camden and Atlantic Railroad Company and the West Jersey Railroad
Company. He was New Jersey state senator from 1872 to 1881 and a Republican U.
S. Senator from 1881 to 1887 and again from 1895 until his death in 1901.