James S. Norris

James S. Norris (1810 March 5, 1874) was a Democratic politician from Minnesota Territory. Born in Monmouth, Maine, Norris moved to St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin in 1839. He later moved to Minnesota, settling on a farm in Cottage Grove, Minnesota in 1842. He was elected to the first Minnesota Territorial Legislature in 1849 and re-elected in 1854. In 1855, he served as the Speaker of the Minnesota Territory House of Representatives. He attended the state's Democratic Constitutional Convention in 1857. In 1870 he was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives. He died in Cottage Grove in 1874.[1][2]

James S. Norris
6th Speaker of the Minnesota Territory House of Representatives
In office
1855–1856
Preceded byNathan C. D. Taylor
Succeeded byCharles Gardner
Personal details
Born1810
Monmouth, Maine
DiedMarch 5, 1874
Cottage Grove, Minnesota
Political partyDemocrat
ResidenceCottage Grove, Minnesota

References

  1. Folsom, William Henry Carman (1888). Fifty Years in the Northwest. Pioneer Press Company. p. 363.
  2. "Norris, James S. — Legislator Record". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library.
Political offices
Preceded by
Nathan C. D. Taylor
Speaker of the Minnesota Territory House of Representatives
1855–1856
Succeeded by
Charles Gardner


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