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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MissouriElijah Hise NORTON
(1821-1914)
NORTON, Elijah Hise, a
Representative from Missouri; was born in Russellville, Logan
County, Ky., November 21, 1821; attended the public schools and
Centre College, Danville, Ky.; was graduated from the law
department of Transylvania University, Lexington, Ky., in 1842; was
admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Platte City, Mo., in
1845; county attorney in 1850; judge of the circuit court of
Missouri 1852-1860; elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-seventh
Congress (March 4, 1861-March 3, 1863); unsuccessful candidate for
reelection in 1862 to the Thirty-eighth Congress; delegate to the
State constitutional convention in 1875; appointed and subsequently
elected as judge of the State supreme court, serving from 1876 to
1879; resumed the practice of law and the care of his estate; died
in Platte City, Platte County, Mo., August 6, 1914; interment in
Platte City Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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