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]