Miner G. Norton

Miner Gibbs Norton


Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 20th district
In office March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923
Preceded by	Charles A. Mooney
Succeeded by	Charles A. Mooney
Personal details
Born	(1857-05-11)May 11, 1857 Andover, Ohio
Died	September 7, 1926(1926-09-07) (aged 69) Cleveland, Ohio
Resting place	Oakdale Cemetery, Jefferson, Ohio
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	National Normal University Baldwin-Wallace College Mount Union College Yale Law School

Miner Gibbs Norton (May 11, 1857 – September 7, 1926) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

Born in Andover, Ohio, Norton attended the public schools, the National Normal University, Lebanon, Ohio, and Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio. He graduated from Mount Union College, Alliance, Ohio, in 1878 and from the law department of Yale College in 1880. He was admitted to the bar in the latter year and commenced practice in Cleveland, Ohio. He served as director of law of Cleveland, Ohio 1895-1899. He served as chairman of the Republican State executive committee in the early nineties. United States appraiser for the northern district of Ohio 1905-1909.

Norton was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922 to the Sixty-eighth Congress. He resumed the practice of law in Cleveland. He was appointed by President Coolidge collector of customs at Cleveland on February 7, 1925, and served until his death in Cleveland, Ohio, September 7, 1926. He was interred in Oakdale Cemetery, Jefferson, Ohio.

Sources

United States Congress. "Miner G. Norton (id: N000154)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Charles A. Mooney	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 20th congressional district 1921-1923	Succeeded by Charles A. Mooney

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 19th and 20th congressional districts

Ohio 19	Leavitt Kilgore Swearingen Stokely Tilden Crowell Newton Wade Riddle Garfield E. Taylor Northway Dick Thomas Bathrick Cooper Kirwan Carney Williams Feighan Fingerhut LaTourette

Ohio 20	Giddings Hutchins Parsons Payne Townsend Paige McKinley Crouse Smyser V. Taylor White Beach Phillips Beidler Howland Gordon Mooney Norton Mooney Sweeney Feighan Stanton Oakar

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