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George Popham Sewall (born 1811 in Georgetown, Maine) was a lawyer and State Representative from Old Town, Maine.

He was elected Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives in 1851 - 1852. He was appointed U.S. Collector of Customs for Bangor, Maine in 1854. His great grandson, Joseph Sewall, would later become President of the Maine Senate. His wife, Sydney Ellen Wingate, was the daughter of U.S. Representative Joseph F. Wingate. Their son James Wingate started the forest engineering practice that became James W. Sewall Co. George Sewall died in Old Town in 1881.

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 '''George Popham Sewall''' (born 1811 in [[Georgetown, Maine]]) was a lawyer and [[State Representative]] from [[Old Town, Maine]].
-He was elected [[Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives]] in 1851 - 1852. He was appointed U.S. Collector of Customs for [[Bangor, Maine]] in 1854. His great grandson, [[Joseph Sewall]], would later become President of the [[Maine Senate]]. His wife, Sydney Ellen Wingate, was the daughter of U.S. Representative [[Joseph F. Wingate]]. Their son James Wingate started the practice that became James W. Sewall Co. George Sewall died in Old Town in 1881.
+He was elected [[Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives]] in 1851 - 1852. He was appointed U.S. Collector of Customs for [[Bangor, Maine]] in 1854. His great grandson, [[Joseph Sewall]], would later become President of the [[Maine Senate]]. His wife, Sydney Ellen Wingate, was the daughter of U.S. Representative [[Joseph F. Wingate]]. Their son James Wingate started the forest engineering practice that became James W. Sewall Co. George Sewall died in Old Town in 1881.
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