Norris Brown

Norris Brown

Norris Brown (born May 2, 1863 in Maquoketa , Iowa , † January 5, 1960 in Seattle , Washington ) was an American politician who represented the state of Nebraska in the US Senate .

biography

Early life and professional history

Norris Brown, only son of William Henry Harrison and Eliza Ann Phelps Brown, trained first at the Jefferson Iowa Academy and later at the University of Iowa , where he graduated in law in 1883 .

From 1884 to 1888 Brown practiced as a lawyer in Perry, Iowa, before moving to Kearney , Nebraska in 1888 . Here he was appointed District Attorney for Buffalo County in 1892, a position Brown held until 1896. In 1900, Brown was appointed Assistant Attorney General of Nebraska, and in 1904 he was promoted to Attorney General .

Political career

In 1906 Brown ran successfully for the Republicans for a seat in the US Senate and served from March 4, 1907 to March 3, 1913. During this time - from 1909 to 1913 - Brown headed, among other things, the Senate Committee on Patent Law. A re-election in 1913 was unsuccessful.

Late life

After leaving the Senate, Brown settled in Omaha and became a partner in the law firm Brown, Crossman, West, Barton, and Quinlan . He practiced as a lawyer for another 30 years until he retired in 1942. He left Nebraska and settled in Seattle, where he died in January 1960 at the age of 96.

Private

Norris Brown married twice, and twice widowed. In 1885 he married Lula K. Beeler, who made him father of two daughters; Beeler died after 40 years of marriage in 1925. In 1927, Brown married Ann L. Howland, with whom he was only married for ten years, until her death in 1937.

Norris Brown was a member of a Masonic Lodge.

Web links

• Norris Brown in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)