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|name=George William Norris | |name=George William Norris | ||
|image=George Norris of NE.jpg | |image=George Norris of NE.jpg | ||
| − | |office=[[United States Senator]]<br> | + | |office=[[United States Senator]]<br>for [[Nebraska]] |
|term_start=March 4, 1913 | |term_start=March 4, 1913 | ||
|term_end=January 3, 1943 | |term_end=January 3, 1943 | ||
|predecessor=Norris Brown | |predecessor=Norris Brown | ||
|successor=[[Kenneth Wherry]] | |successor=[[Kenneth Wherry]] | ||
| − | |office2=[[United States Representative]] for Nebraska's since defunct | + | |office2=[[United States Representative]] for Nebraska's 5th Congressional District (since defunct) |
|term_start2=March 4, 1903 | |term_start2=March 4, 1903 | ||
|term_end2=March 3, 1913 | |term_end2=March 3, 1913 | ||
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|death_date=September 2, 1944 (aged 83) | |death_date=September 2, 1944 (aged 83) | ||
|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<br> (married | + | |spouse=(1) Pluma Lashley Norris<br>(married 1889–1901, her death) |
(2) Ellie Leonard Norris (married 1903) | (2) Ellie Leonard Norris (married 1903) | ||
|children=Three daughters from first marriage:<br> | |children=Three daughters from first marriage:<br> | ||
Gertrude, Hazel, and Marian Norris (married names unavailable) | Gertrude, Hazel, and Marian Norris (married names unavailable) | ||
|occupation=[[Attorney]] | |occupation=[[Attorney]] | ||
| − | |alma_mater=Baldwin Wallace University ([[Ohio]])<br>[[Valparaiso University]]<br> Law School ([[Indiana]])}} | + | |alma_mater=Baldwin Wallace University ([[Ohio]])<br>[[Valparaiso University]]<br> 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 he was a leading [[liberal]] in domestic policy and an [[isolationist]] in foreign affairs. | '''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 affairs. | ||
Revision as of 20:04, May 24, 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 Wherry |
United States Representative for Nebraska's 5th Congressional District (since defunct)
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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 |
| Political party | Republican-turned-Independent (1936) |
| Spouse(s) | (1) 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 Wherry, a conservative Republican who served in various offices in Pawnee City, Nebraska.
See also
- Howard Buffett, conservative U.S. representative from Nebraska's 2nd congressional district