Amasa Norcross

Amasa Norcross (born January 26, 1824 in Rindge , Cheshire County , New Hampshire , † April 2, 1898 in Paris ) was an American politician . Between 1877 and 1883 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives .

Life

Amasa Norcross attended his home public schools and Appleton Academy . After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1847, he began to work in Worcester in this profession. He later embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1858, 1859, and 1862 . Between 1862 and 1873 he worked for the tax authorities. He was then mayor of the city of Fitchburg in 1873 and 1874 . In 1874 he became a member of the State Senate .

In the congressional election of 1876 Norcross was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the tenth constituency of Massachusetts , where he succeeded Julius Hawley Seelye on March 4, 1877 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1883 . In 1882 he renounced another candidacy. After his time in the US House of Representatives, Amasa Norcross practiced as a lawyer again. He died on April 2, 1898 while visiting his daughter in the French capital, Paris, and was buried in Worcester.

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SURNAME	Norcross, Amasa
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	January 26, 1824
PLACE OF BIRTH	Rindge , Cheshire County , New Hampshire
DATE OF DEATH	April 2, 1898
Place of death	Paris