ROY O. SEWALL

Sewall is an old an prominent name in the history of St. Louis Park.

Roy O. Sewall was born in 1895, and came to St. Louis Park in 1904.  He graduated at Park in 1913 with a class of 13.  In school he was very active in sports.

In the chaos of the 1930's, when beer halls opened all along Excelsior Blvd. with the repeal of Prohibition, Roy waged a strong campaign against the profligate drinking.  On that platform he was elected Mayor in 1935. 

In 1951 he worked at the GM Stewart Lumber Company and served as the secretary of the Lumberman's Association. 

He had a brother Fred, and his brothers Sam and Leon each had seven children.

Roy's children were:
Russell L. Sewall
Grant L Sewall
Edna Gerber
Beulah Simpson
Evelyn Wickstrom
 

Roy died on February 17, 1973 at Park Nursing Home



 

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