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Norton, Daniel Sheldon, 1829-1870

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Personal name headingNorton, Daniel Sheldon, 1829-1870
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Variant(s)Norton, Mr. (Daniel Sheldon), 1829-1870
Birth date1829-04-12
Death date1870-07-13
Place of birthMount Vernon (Ohio)
Place of deathWashington (D.C.)
AffiliationUnited States. Congress. Senate
Minnesota. Legislature. House of Representatives
Minnesota. Legislature. Senate
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Profession or occupationLegislators Lawyers
Found inIn the Senate of the United States. January 31, 1866, 1866: p. 1 (Mr. Norton)
Biog. dir. of the U.S. Cong. online, viewed Dec. 9, 2008 (Norton, Daniel Sheldon, a Senator from Minn.; b. Apr. 12, 1829; d. July 13, 1870)
Biographical directory of the United States Congress website, viewed February 29, 2024: (Norton, Daniel Sheldon, a Senator from Minnesota; born in Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, on April 12, 1829; pursued classical studies and graduated from Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio; served in the Mexican War; after the war returned to Ohio; studied law; admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Mount Vernon in 1852; moved to St. Paul, Minn., in 1855, and then to Winona, Minn., in 1856, where he continued the practice of law; member, State House of Representatives 1857-1860; member, State Senate 1861-1864; elected as a Unionist to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1865, until his death in Washington, D.C. on July 13, 1870; interment in Greenmount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.)
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