William J. Sewell

Senator from NJ · Served 1881–1901 (20 years)

SenateRepublicanNJ

Birth countryIreland

Chamber

Senate

First elected

1881

Status

Left office 1901

Non-citizen voting in Ireland

Partial — local only

EU and UK citizens may vote in local and European Parliament elections. Non-EU residents are excluded from national elections.

Partial / local elections only

William J. Sewell was born in a country with limited non-citizen voting rights, typically at the local level only.

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