James S. Norris
James S. Norris | |
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6th Speaker of the Minnesota Territory House of Representatives | |
In office 1855–1856 |
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Preceded by | Nathan C. D. Taylor |
Succeeded by | Charles Gardner |
Personal details | |
Born | 1810 Monmouth, Maine |
Died | March 5, 1874 Cottage Grove, Minnesota |
Political party | Democrat |
Residence | Cottage Grove, Minnesota |
James S. Norris (1810 – March 5, 1874) was a Democratic politician from Minnesota Territory. Born in Monmouth, Maine, Norris moved to St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin in 1839. He later moved to Minnesota, settling on a farm in Cottage Grove, Minnesota in 1842. He was elected to the first Minnesota Territorial Legislature in 1849 and re-elected in 1854. In 1855, he served as the Speaker of the Minnesota Territory House of Representatives. He attended the state's Democratic Constitutional Convention in 1857. In 1870 he was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives. He died in Cottage Grove in 1874.[1][2]
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Preceded by | Speaker of the Minnesota Territory House of Representatives 1855–1856 |
Succeeded by Charles Gardner |
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