Anthony Banning Norton
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Anthony Banning Norton | |
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.jpg) Norton in 1860 | |
| Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 19th district | |
| In office November 2, 1857 – November 4, 1861 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Martin |
| Succeeded by | Henry Dillahunty |
| Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 67th district | |
| In office November 5, 1855 – November 2, 1857 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Rowzee Hord |
| Succeeded by | John L. Haynes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 15, 1821 Mount Vernon, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | December 31, 1893 (aged 72) Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Party | Know Nothing (1855–1860) |
| Other political affiliations | Whig (before 1855) Constitutional Union (1860) Republican (after 1868) |
| Spouses |
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| Relations | Daniel Sheldon Norton (brother) |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent(s) | Daniel Sheldon Norton Sarah Banning |
| Education | Kenyon College |
| Occupation | Journalist, historian, politician |
Anthony Banning Norton (May 15, 1821 – December 31, 1893) was an American journalist, historian and state politician. He was the publisher of newspapers in Ohio and Texas, and a Know Nothing member of the Texas House of Representatives. He later served as the postmaster of Dallas, Texas, and a United States Marshal for North Texas. He was the author of three books.
Anthony Banning Norton was born on May 15, 1821, in Mount Vernon, Ohio.[1] His parents, Daniel Sheldon Norton and Sarah Banning, were planters from Louisiana.[2] His brother, Daniel Sheldon Norton, became a politician.[1]
Norton "graduated from Kenyon College in 1840" and studied the Law in Pennsylvania.[2]
Career
Norton joined the Whig Party, and he published The True Whig and Chippewa War Club, later known as Norton's Daily True Whig, a newspaper in Mount Vernon from 1848 to 1855.[2]
Norton joined the Know Nothing political party, and he served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1855 to 1861.[3] He was also an Adjutant General appointed by Governor Sam Houston.[2]
He founded "the Fort Worth Chief", the town’s first newspaper.
After the American Civil War, Norton was the publisher of another newspaper, Norton's Union Intelligencer.[1] He became the postmaster of Dallas, Texas in 1875, and a United States Marshal for North Texas in 1879.[2][1] He was the Republican nominee for Texas Governor in 1878 and 1884.[4]
Norton was the author of three books.
