Sewall << SOO uhl >>, Arthur (1835-1900), was the Democratic candidate for vice president of the United States in 1896. He and presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan lost to Republicans William McKinley and Garret A. Hobart. Sewall was a Maine shipbuilder, banker, and railroad executive. He owned, built, and operated more sailing vessels than any other American between 1850 and 1900. Sewall supported the income tax and favored free silver, a plan to coin unlimited amounts of silver. He was born on Nov. 25, 1835, in Bath, Maine. He died on Sept. 5, 1900.
