Norman Albert Mott | |
Term Start: | January 1912 |
Term End: | January 1916 |
Governor: | Earl L. Brewer |
Office2: | Member of the Board of Aldermen of Yazoo City, Mississippi |
Term Start2: | April 1909 |
Term End2: | 1911 |
Birth Date: | 4 April 1855 |
Birth Place: | Alburgh, Vermont |
Death Place: | Yazoo City, Mississippi |
Nationality: | Scotch (paternal), English (maternal) |
Party: | Democratic Party |
Spouse: | Sue Wingfield Everett, m. November 25, 1884. |
Children: | Everett H. Norman A. Jr. Walter Kellog Mott |
Occupation: | Newspaper publisher |
Committees: | Ways and Means Municipalities Liquor Traffic Investigation of State Officers |
State House: | Mississippi |
District: | Yazoo County |
Norman Albert Mott, (April 4, 1855 – July 16, 1920), was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1912 to 1916.[1]
Mott was born in Alburgh, Vermont to Nichols and Amanda (Chilton) Mott. Mr. Mott and his 2 brothers were orphaned at a young age. His father died in 1856 and his mother in 1863. He was raised by his grandmother Phoebe Deuel Chilton in Vermont until he moved south for health reasons.
While a member of the Mississippi Legislature, Mott served as Chairman of the Investigation of State Officers committee and was a member of the Ways and Means, Municipalities, and Liquor Traffic committees. He was also a publisher of the Yazoo Herald, a newspaper in Yazoo City, Mississippi and the Belzoni Item. The Yazoo Herald remained in the Mott family from 1914 until 1978. He served as president of the Farmers' Union in Mississippi and belonged to the fraternal organization Woodmen of the World.[1]