Norton, Daniel Sheldon "D.S."
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.
Body: Senate
District: 11
Elected: 11/3/1863
Residence: Winona
Term of Office: 1/5/1864 to 1/1/1866
Counties Represented:
Winona
Occupation: Lawyer
Party:
Not Available
Committees:
-
Corporations
-
Judiciary (Chair)
-
Railroads
Body: Senate
District: 11
Elected: 11/3/1863
Residence: Winona
Term of Office: 1/5/1864 to 1/1/1866
Counties Represented:
Winona
Occupation: Lawyer
Party:
Not Available
Committees:
-
Corporations
-
Education (Chair)
-
Internal Improvements
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Judiciary
-
Railroads
Body: Senate
District: 11
Elected: 11/6/1860
Residence: Winona
Term of Office: 1/8/1861 to 1/6/1862
Counties Represented:
Winona
Occupation: Lawyer
Party:
Not Available
Committees:
-
Judiciary (Chair)
-
Railroads and Railroad Grants
-
State Library
Body: Senate
District: 11
Elected: 10/13/1857
Residence: Winona
Term of Office: 12/2/1857 to 12/6/1859
Counties Represented:
Winona
Occupation: Lawyer
Party:
Republican
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.