Jonathan Sewall
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Jonathan Sewall was an 18th-century American lawyer and Loyalist who served as attorney general of Massachusetts and was a close friend and later political opponent of John Adams.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jonathan Sewall canonical | 2 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century American lawyer
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Attorney General ⓘ Loyalist ⓘ lawyer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
American Revolutionary War
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surface form:
American Revolution
pre-Revolutionary political conflicts in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 18th century ⓘ |
| closeFriendOf | John Adams ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Great Britain ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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surface form:
Harvard College
|
| ethnicGroup | English American ⓘ |
| ideology | support for British imperial authority over the American colonies ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalJurisdiction | Province of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ |
| memberOf | bar of Massachusetts ⓘ |
| name | Jonathan Sewall self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Loyalist stance during the American Revolution
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friendship and later political opposition with John Adams ⓘ service as attorney general of Massachusetts ⓘ |
| notableWork | legal arguments in vice-admiralty and superior courts of Massachusetts ⓘ |
| occupation |
attorney
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lawyer ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Boston
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Massachusetts ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Loyalist ⓘ |
| politicalOpponentOf | John Adams ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Massachusetts Attorney General
ⓘ
surface form:
Attorney General of Massachusetts
advocate general in the vice-admiralty court ⓘ |
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