Difference between revisions of "George Norris"
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Revision as of 01:10, March 27, 2021
| George William Norris | |
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| In office March 4, 1913 – January 3, 1943 | |
| Preceded by | Norris Brown |
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| Succeeded by | Kenneth S. Wherry |
United States Representative for Nebraska's since defunct 5th congressional district
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| In office March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913 | |
| Preceded by | Ashton C. Shallenberger |
| Succeeded by | Silas Reynolds Barton |
Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee
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| In office August 1926 – March 3, 1933 | |
| Preceded by | Albert B. Cummins |
| Succeeded by | Henry F. Ashurst |
| Born | July 11, 1861 York Township Sandusky County , Ohio |
| Died | September 2, 1944 (aged 83) McCook, Nebraska |
| Spouse(s) | Pluma Lashley Norris (married 1889-1901, her death) (2) Ellie Leonard Norris (married 1903) |
| Children | Three daughters from first marriage: Gertrude, Hazel, and Marian Norris (married names unavailable) |
| Alma mater | Baldwin Wallace University (Ohio) Valparaiso University Law School (Indiana) |
| Occupation | Attorney |
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 affairs.
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.