Office: | 27th and 30th Mayor of Oklahoma City |
Term Start: | April 7, 1959 |
Term End: | April 9, 1963 |
Predecessor: | Allen Street |
Successor: | Jack S. Wilkes |
Term Start2: | April 11, 1967 |
Term End2: | April 13, 1971 |
Predecessor2: | George H. Shirk |
Successor2: | Patience Latting |
Birth Name: | James Henry Norick |
Birth Date: | 23 January 1920 |
Birth Place: | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Death Place: | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Children: | Ronald, James, Vickie Lynne |
Spouse: | Madalynne King (m.1940) |
Alma Mater: | Oklahoma Military Academy |
Party: | Democratic |
James Henry Norick (January 23, 1920 - March 4, 2015) was an American politician. He served as mayor of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, from 1959 to 1963 and 1967 to 1971. He was a member of the Democratic party. Norick also served on Oklahoma City council prior to serving as mayor, from 1951 to 1955. His son, Ron Norick, was also a mayor of Oklahoma City, serving from 1987 to 1998. He was the son of Henry Calvin and Ruth Norick. His father owned a printing business. James Norick attended the Oklahoma Military Academy and served in the United States Navy from 1942 to 1945.[1] Norick died on March 4, 2015, at the age of 95.[2]