Jesse O. Norton
Jesse O. Norton | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 | |
| Preceded by | Anthony L. Knapp |
| Succeeded by | Burton C. Cook |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1857 | |
| Preceded by | Orlando B. Ficklin |
| Succeeded by | Owen Lovejoy |
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| Born | December 25, 1812 Bennington, Vermont |
| Died | August 3, 1875 (aged 62) Chicago, Illinois |
| Political party | Republican |
Jesse Olds Norton (December 25, 1812 – August 3, 1875) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.
Biography
Born in
Phi Beta Kappa. For four years he taught high school in Virginia and Missouri and then moved to Illinois where he studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1840 and began practice in Joliet. Norton was a Probate Judge in 1846. He served as member of the state constitutional convention in 1847 and served as member of the Illinois House of Representatives
in 1851 and 1852.
Norton was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-third Congress and reelected as an Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1857). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1856. He served as judge of the eleventh judicial district of Illinois 1857-1862.
Norton was elected as a
Chicago, Illinois
, August 3, 1875, and was interred in Oakwood Cemetery in Joliet.
References
- United States Congress. "Jesse O. Norton (id: N000151)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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