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Jesse O. Norton

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American politician

Jesse O. Norton


Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's6th district
In office March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865
Preceded by	Anthony L. Knapp
Succeeded by	Burton C. Cook
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's3rd district
In office March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1857
Preceded by	Orlando B. Ficklin
Succeeded by	Owen Lovejoy

Personal details
Born	(1812-12-25)December 25, 1812 Bennington, Vermont
Died	August 3, 1875(1875-08-03) (aged 62) Chicago,Illinois
Party	Republican

Jesse Olds Norton (December 25, 1812 – August 3, 1875) was aU.S. Representative fromIllinois.

Biography

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Born inBennington, Vermont, Norton attended Bennington Academy and was graduated from Williams College,Williamstown, Massachusetts, in 1835. Norton was a charter member ofKappa Alpha Society and was awarded membership inPhi Beta Kappa. For four years he taught high school in Virginia and Missouri and then moved to Illinois where he studied law. He wasadmitted to the bar in 1840 and began practice inJoliet. Norton was a Probate Judge in 1846. He served as member of the state constitutional convention in 1847 and served as member of theIllinois House of Representatives in 1851 and 1852.

Norton was elected as aWhig to theThirty-third Congress and reelected as anOpposition Party candidate to theThirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1857). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1856. He served as judge of the eleventh judicial district of Illinois 1857-1862.

Norton was elected as aRepublican to theThirty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1864. He served as delegate to the Union National Convention atPhiladelphia in 1866. He resumed the practice of his profession and was United States Attorney for Northern Illinois from 1866 to 1869. He died inChicago, Illinois, August 3, 1875, and was interred in Oakwood Cemetery in Joliet.