Difference between revisions of "George Norris"
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|death_place=McCook, Nebraska | |death_place=McCook, Nebraska | ||
|party[[Republican Party|Republican]]-turned-[[Independent voter|Independent]] (1936) | |party[[Republican Party|Republican]]-turned-[[Independent voter|Independent]] (1936) | ||
| − | |spouse=Pluma Lashley Norris (married 1889-1901) | + | |spouse=Pluma Lashley Norris (married 1889-1901, her death) |
(2) Ellie Leonard Norris (married 1903) | (2) Ellie Leonard Norris (married 1903) | ||
|children=Three children | |children=Three children | ||
|profession=[[Attorney]] | |profession=[[Attorney]] | ||
| − | |alma_mater=Baldwin University ([[Ohio]])<br>[[Valparaiso University]] ([[Indiana]]) | + | |alma_mater=Baldwin Wallace University ([[Ohio]])<br>[[Valparaiso University]] Law School ([[Indiana]])) |
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| − | '''George William Norris''' (July 11, 1861 – September 2, 1944) was a [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[U.S. Representative]] and [[U.S. Senator]] from [[Nebraska]]. Born in [[Ohio]], he was a leader of the bipartisan [[Progressive Movement]], and by the 1930s was a leading liberal in domestic policy and an [[isolationist]] in foreign policy. | + | '''George William Norris''' (July 11, 1861 – September 2, 1944) was a [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[U.S. Representative]] and [[U.S. Senator]] from [[Nebraska]]. Born in [[Ohio]], he was a leader of the bipartisan [[Progressive Movement]], and by the 1930s he was a leading [[liberal]] in domestic policy and an [[isolationist]] in foreign policy. |
He is best known for having been featured in [[John F. Kennedy]]'s ''Profiles in Courage.'' He bravely spoke out against Joseph Cannon's power as Speaker of the House, and was a proponent of [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]'s [[New Deal]]. He became an [[Independent voter|Independent]] and was defeated for reelection in 1942 by [[Kenneth S. Wherry]], a conservative Republican from Liberty, Nebraska. | He is best known for having been featured in [[John F. Kennedy]]'s ''Profiles in Courage.'' He bravely spoke out against Joseph Cannon's power as Speaker of the House, and was a proponent of [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]'s [[New Deal]]. He became an [[Independent voter|Independent]] and was defeated for reelection in 1942 by [[Kenneth S. Wherry]], a conservative Republican from Liberty, Nebraska. | ||
Revision as of 01:04, March 27, 2021
{{Infobox officeholder
|name=George William Norris
|image=George Norris of NE.jpg
|office=United States Senator
or Nebraska
|term_start=March 4, 1913
|term_end=January 3, 1943
|predecessor=Norris Brown
|successor=Kenneth S. Wherry
|office2=United States Representative for Nebraska's since defunct 5th congressional district
|term_start2=March 4, 1903
|term_end2=March 3, 1913
|predecessor2=Ashton C. Shallenberger
|successor2=Silas Reynolds Barton
|office3=Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee
|term_start3=August 1926
|term_end3=March 3, 1933
|predecessor3=Albert B. Cummins
|successor3=Henry F. Ashurst
|birth_date=July 11, 1861
|birth_place=York Township, Sandusky County, Ohio
|death_date=September 2, 1944 (aged 83)
|death_place=McCook, Nebraska
|partyRepublican-turned-Independent (1936)
|spouse=Pluma Lashley Norris (married 1889-1901, her death)
(2) Ellie Leonard Norris (married 1903)
|children=Three children
|profession=Attorney
|alma_mater=Baldwin Wallace University (Ohio)
Valparaiso University Law School (Indiana))
George William Norris (July 11, 1861 – September 2, 1944) was a Republican U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Nebraska. Born in Ohio, he was a leader of the bipartisan Progressive Movement, and by the 1930s he was a leading liberal in domestic policy and an isolationist in foreign policy.
He is best known for having been featured in John F. Kennedy's Profiles in Courage. He bravely spoke out against Joseph Cannon's power as Speaker of the House, and was a proponent of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. He became an Independent and was defeated for reelection in 1942 by Kenneth S. Wherry, a conservative Republican from Liberty, Nebraska.