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|office=[[United States Senate|United States Senator]] <br> from [[Minnesota]]
|term_start=March 4, 1865
|term_end=July 13, 1870
|governor= [[Horace Austin]]
|predecessor=[[Morton S. Wilkinson]]
|successor=[[William Windom]]
|office2=[[Minnesota Senate|Minnesota State Senator]] <br> from the 11th district
|term_start2=January 5, 1864
|term_end2=January 1, 1866
|term_start3=January 8, 1861
|term_end3=January 6, 1862
|term_start4=December 2, 1857
|term_end4=December 6, 1859
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|birth_place=[[Mount Vernon, Ohio]], U.S.
|death_date={{death date and age|1870|7|13|1829|4|12}}
|death_place=[[Washington, D.C.]], U.S.
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'''Daniel Sheldon Norton''' (April 12, 1829{{spaced ndash}}July 13, 1870) was an American [[lawyer]] and [[politician]] who served in the [[Minnesota Senate|Minnesota State Senate]] and as a [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] from Minnesota.


==Life and career==
'''Daniel Sheldon Norton''' ([[April 12]], [[1829]]&ndash;[[July 13]], [[1870]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[politician]]. Norton was born in [[Mount Vernon, Ohio]] and served in the [[Mexican-American War]]. He moved to [[Minnesota]] in [[1855]]. He served in both the Minnesota House of Representatives and the Minnesota State Senate. He was elected to the [[United States Senate|US Senate]] during the [[American Civil War]] from Minnesota as a [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] from [[March 4]], [[1865]] until his death.
Norton was born in [[Mount Vernon, Ohio]] to Daniel Sheldon and Sarah Sheldon (née Banning). He had a brother, [[Anthony Banning Norton]], who also became a politician.<ref name="texasstatebioanthonybanningnorton">{{cite web|last1=Sanders|first1=Justin M.|title=NORTON, ANTHONY BANNING|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fno09|website=[[Handbook of Texas Online]]|publisher=[[Texas State Historical Association]]|accessdate=January 2, 2018|date= June 15, 2010}}</ref> He attended [[Kenyon College]] but left school to serve with the 2nd Ohio Volunteers in the [[Mexican–American War]]. After returning from the war he studied law under his brother-in-law Judge Rollin C. Hurd. For several years he moved to [[California]] and [[Nicaragua]] but he returned to Ohio in 1852 and was [[admitted to the bar]] shortly thereafter. He practiced law in Mount Vernon for several years before he moving to [[Minnesota Territory]] in 1855.<ref name=20thbio>{{cite book|editor1-last=Johnson|editor1-first=Rossiter|editor2-last=Brown|editor2-first=John Howard|title=The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans|date=1904|publisher=Biographical Society|url=https://archive.org/stream/twentiethcentury08john#page/91/mode/1up}}</ref>


After initially living in [[St. Paul, Minnesota]], Norton eventually settled in [[Winona, Minnesota]]. In 1857 Norton was elected to the Minnesota State Senate for its first legislative session. He was reelected in 1860 and 1863 serving four total terms in seven years. In 1865 the state legislature elected him to the US Senate where he served in the [[39th United States Congress|39th]] and [[40th United States Congress|40th congresses]]. Initially elected as a [[National Union Party (United States)|Unionist]], Norton later aligned himself with the more moderate Republican faction in the senate. He supported President [[Andrew Johnson]]'s stance on [[Reconstruction Era|reconstruction]] and opposed his [[Impeachment of Andrew Johnson|impeachment]]. This led to tension with the more radical Republicans of Minnesota who passed a resolution censuring Norton for his actions and calling for his resignation.<ref name=20thbio/><ref name=leglib>{{cite web|title=Norton, Daniel Sheldon — Legislator Record|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?ID=14208|website=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library}}</ref><ref name=republicanhistory>{{cite book|last1=Smalley|first1=Eugene Virgil|title=A history of the Republican party from its organization to the present time: to which is added a political history of Minnesota from a Republican point of view and biographical sketches of leading Minnesota Republicans|date=1896|page=364|publisher=Author |hdl=2027/umn.31951002360569k?urlappend=%3Bseq=374|url=http://hdl.handle.net/2027/umn.31951002360569k?urlappend=%3Bseq=374}}</ref><ref name = "Upham">{{cite journal | last = Upham | first = Warren | author-link = Warren Upham | title = Minnesota in Three Centuries 1655-1908 | place = Mankato, Minn. | publisher = Publishing Society of Minnesota | year = 1908 | volume = 3|pages=444–446|url=https://archive.org/stream/minnesotainthree03hubb#page/444/mode/2up}}</ref>
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Norton died while in office on July 13, 1870.
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==See also==
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 20:47, 11 December 2024

Daniel Sheldon Norton
United States Senator
from Minnesota
In office
March 4, 1865 – July 13, 1870
GovernorHorace Austin
Preceded byMorton S. Wilkinson
Succeeded byWilliam Windom
Minnesota State Senator
from the 11th district
In office
January 5, 1864 – January 1, 1866
In office
January 8, 1861 – January 6, 1862
In office
December 2, 1857 – December 6, 1859
Personal details
Born(1829-04-12)April 12, 1829
Mount Vernon, Ohio, U.S.
DiedJuly 13, 1870(1870-07-13) (aged 41)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyUnionist, Republican
ProfessionLawyer

Daniel Sheldon Norton (April 12, 1829 – July 13, 1870) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the Minnesota State Senate and as a U.S. Senator from Minnesota.

Life and career

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Norton was born in Mount Vernon, Ohio to Daniel Sheldon and Sarah Sheldon (née Banning). He had a brother, Anthony Banning Norton, who also became a politician.[1] He attended Kenyon College but left school to serve with the 2nd Ohio Volunteers in the Mexican–American War. After returning from the war he studied law under his brother-in-law Judge Rollin C. Hurd. For several years he moved to California and Nicaragua but he returned to Ohio in 1852 and was admitted to the bar shortly thereafter. He practiced law in Mount Vernon for several years before he moving to Minnesota Territory in 1855.[2]

After initially living in St. Paul, Minnesota, Norton eventually settled in Winona, Minnesota. In 1857 Norton was elected to the Minnesota State Senate for its first legislative session. He was reelected in 1860 and 1863 serving four total terms in seven years. In 1865 the state legislature elected him to the US Senate where he served in the 39th and 40th congresses. Initially elected as a Unionist, Norton later aligned himself with the more moderate Republican faction in the senate. He supported President Andrew Johnson's stance on reconstruction and opposed his impeachment. This led to tension with the more radical Republicans of Minnesota who passed a resolution censuring Norton for his actions and calling for his resignation.[2][3][4][5]

Norton died while in office on July 13, 1870.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Sanders, Justin M. (June 15, 2010). "NORTON, ANTHONY BANNING". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Johnson, Rossiter; Brown, John Howard, eds. (1904). The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans. Biographical Society.
  3. ^ "Norton, Daniel Sheldon — Legislator Record". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library.
  4. ^ Smalley, Eugene Virgil (1896). A history of the Republican party from its organization to the present time: to which is added a political history of Minnesota from a Republican point of view and biographical sketches of leading Minnesota Republicans. Author. p. 364. hdl:2027/umn.31951002360569k.
  5. ^ Upham, Warren (1908). "Minnesota in Three Centuries 1655-1908". 3. Mankato, Minn.: Publishing Society of Minnesota: 444–446. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
U.S. Senate
Preceded by U.S. senator (Class 2) from Minnesota
1865–1870
Served alongside: Alexander Ramsey 		Succeeded by
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