Barton Sewell
American industrialist (c. 1848 – 1915)
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Barton Sewell (c. 1848 – 1915) was an American industrialist, with investments in mining and smelting throughout the Americas. Sewell was instrumental in the funding of the El Teniente copper mine in Chile.[1] Sewell, Chile was named in his honor shortly after his death.[2]
He also served in the American Civil War, enlisting in 1862 as a drummer boy and serving near the Mississippi River.[3][4] Lake Sewell, the lake created by the original Canyon Ferry Dam, was named in his honor.[5]