Richard Henry Norton
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Richard Henry Norton was a U.S. Representative
from Missouri
.
Born in Troy, Missouri
, Norton attended the common schools and the St. Louis (Missouri) University, where he took a classical course.
He graduated from the law school of Washington University in St. Louis
, Missouri, in 1870.
He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Troy, Missouri
.
Norton was elected as a Democrat
to the Fifty-first and Fifty-second Congresses (March 4, 1889-March 3, 1893).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1892 to the Fifty-third Congress.
He resumed the practice of law and also engaged in agricultural pursuits.
He died in St. Louis, Missouri, March 15, 1918.
He was interred in City Cemetery, Troy, Missouri
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
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Born in Troy, Missouri
Troy, Missouri
Troy is a city in Lincoln County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 10,540. It is the county seat of Lincoln County.Troy is part of the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, Norton attended the common schools and the St. Louis (Missouri) University, where he took a classical course.
He graduated from the law school of Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis is a private research university located in suburban St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1853, and named for George Washington, the university has students and faculty from all fifty U.S. states and more than 110 nations...
, Missouri, in 1870.
He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Troy, Missouri
Troy, Missouri
Troy is a city in Lincoln County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 10,540. It is the county seat of Lincoln County.Troy is part of the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area...
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Norton was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Fifty-first and Fifty-second Congresses (March 4, 1889-March 3, 1893).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1892 to the Fifty-third Congress.
He resumed the practice of law and also engaged in agricultural pursuits.
He died in St. Louis, Missouri, March 15, 1918.
He was interred in City Cemetery, Troy, Missouri
Troy, Missouri
Troy is a city in Lincoln County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 10,540. It is the county seat of Lincoln County.Troy is part of the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area...
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