Richard Henry Norton

Richard Henry Norton, 1898

Richard Henry Norton (born November 6, 1849 in Troy , Lincoln County , Missouri , †  March 15, 1918 in St. Louis , Missouri) was an American politician . Between 1889 and 1893 he represented the state of Missouri in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Richard Norton attended the public schools in his home country and then studied at Saint Louis University . After a subsequent law degree at Washington University and his admission to the bar in 1870, he began to work in Troy in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party .

In the congressional elections of 1888 Norton was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the seventh constituency of Missouri , where he succeeded John E. Hutton on March 4, 1889 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1893 . In 1892 he was not re-elected. After leaving the US House of Representatives, Norton practiced law again. He also worked in agriculture. He died on March 15, 1918 in St. Louis and was buried in Troy.

Web links

• Richard Henry Norton in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Richard Henry Norton in the database of Find a Grave (English)