Richard H. Norton Explained

Richard Henry Norton
Image Name:Richard Henry Norton (Missouri Congressman).jpg
State2:Missouri
District2:7th
Term Start2:March 4, 1889
Term End2:March 3, 1893
Preceded2:John E. Hutton
Succeeded3:John T. Heard
Birth Date:6 November 1849
Birth Place:Troy, Missouri, US
Death Place:St. Louis, Missouri, US
Profession:lawyer
Party:Democrat

Richard Henry Norton (November 6, 1849 – March 15, 1918) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.

Born in Troy, Missouri, Norton attended the common schools and Saint Louis University, where he took a classical course.He graduated from the law school of Washington University in St. Louis in 1870.He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Troy, Missouri.

Norton was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-first and Fifty-second Congresses (March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1892 to the Fifty-third Congress.He resumed the practice of law and also engaged in agricultural pursuits.

He died in St. Louis, Missouri, March 15, 1918.He was interred in City Cemetery, Troy, Missouri.