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    Norton, Daniel Sheldon "D.S."

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    Senate 1857-58 (District 11); Senate 1861 (District 11); Senate 1864-65 (District 11)

    Party when first elected:  Republican

    Counties Served:  Winona

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 4/12/1829
    Birth Place: Mount Vernon, Ohio
    Birth County: Knox
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: 7/13/1870
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: D.S.
    City of Residence (when first elected): Winona
    Occupation (when first elected): Lawyer

    EDUCATION

    Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio; College Graduate; Classical Studies
    Studied Law; Admitted to the Bar, 1852

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    Military: United States Armed Force (Mexican War); 184? to 184?
    U.S. Senator: Minnesota; 03/04/1865 to 07/13/1870 [Elected]

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Married; Widower (listed in 1864)
    Children:
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He was first elected to the United States Senate as a Unionist; his second and third terms were as a Republican.

    He moved to St. Paul, Minnesota in 1855. He then moved to Winona, Minnesota in 1856.

    He died in Washington, D.C., before his term expired in the United States Senate, and was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland.

    Total Days Served: 1827

    SESSIONS SERVED

    7th Legislative Session (1865)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/1865
    Body: Senate
    District: 11
    Elected: 11/3/1863
    Residence: Winona
    Term of Office: 1/5/1864 to 1/1/1866
    Oath Date: 1/5/1864
    Counties Represented: Winona
    Occupation: Lawyer
    Party: Not Available
    Committees:
    • Corporations
    • Judiciary (Chair)
    • Railroads

    6th Legislative Session (1864)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/5/1864
    Body: Senate
    District: 11
    Elected: 11/3/1863
    Residence: Winona
    Term of Office: 1/5/1864 to 1/1/1866
    Oath Date: 1/5/1864
    Counties Represented: Winona
    Occupation: Lawyer
    Party: Not Available
    Committees:
    • Corporations
    • Education (Chair)
    • Internal Improvements
    • Judiciary
    • Railroads

    3rd Legislative Session (1861)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/1861
    Body: Senate
    District: 11
    Elected: 11/6/1860
    Residence: Winona
    Term of Office: 1/8/1861 to 1/6/1862
    Oath Date: 1/8/1861
    Counties Represented: Winona
    Occupation: Lawyer
    Party: Not Available
    Committees:
    • Judiciary (Chair)
    • Railroads and Railroad Grants
    • State Library

    1st Legislative Session (1857-1858)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 12/2/1857
    Body: Senate
    District: 11
    Elected: 10/13/1857
    Residence: Winona
    Term of Office: 12/2/1857 to 12/6/1859
    Oath Date: 12/2/1857
    Counties Represented: Winona
    Occupation: Lawyer
    Party: Republican
    Committees:
    • Judiciary
    • Ways and Means
    Session Notes: He was sworn in on December 7, 1857 and subscribed to the oath of office on December 8, 1857. An 1858-59 session was not held due to the protracted session of 1857-58. (Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1872, p. 66) Thus, even though the first session was adjourned on August 12, 1858; the term end date for it is listed as the day before the second legislative session's start date.

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