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| | |name=George William Norris | | |name=George William Norris |
| | |image=George Norris of NE.jpg | | |image=George Norris of NE.jpg |
| − | |office=[[United States Senator]]<br>or [[Nebraska]] | + | |office=[[United States Senator]]<br>for [[Nebraska]] |
| | |term_start=March 4, 1913 | | |term_start=March 4, 1913 |
| | |term_end=January 3, 1943 | | |term_end=January 3, 1943 |
| | |predecessor=Norris Brown | | |predecessor=Norris Brown |
| | |successor=[[Kenneth Wherry]] | | |successor=[[Kenneth Wherry]] |
| − | |office2=[[United States Representative]] for Nebraska's since defunct 5th congressional district | + | |office2=[[United States Representative]] for Nebraska's 5th Congressional District (since defunct) |
| | |term_start2=March 4, 1903 | | |term_start2=March 4, 1903 |
| | |term_end2=March 3, 1913 | | |term_end2=March 3, 1913 |
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| | |death_date=September 2, 1944 (aged 83) | | |death_date=September 2, 1944 (aged 83) |
| | |death_place=McCook, Nebraska | | |death_place=McCook, Nebraska |
| − | |party[[Republican Party|Republican]]-turned-[[Independent voter|Independent]] (1936) | + | |party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]-turned-[[Independent voter|Independent]] (1936) |
| − | |spouse=Pluma Lashley Norris<br> (married 1889-1901, her death) | + | |spouse=(1) Pluma Lashley Norris<br>(married 1889–1901, her death) |
| | (2) Ellie Leonard Norris (married 1903) | | (2) Ellie Leonard Norris (married 1903) |
| | |children=Three daughters from first marriage:<br> | | |children=Three daughters from first marriage:<br> |
| | Gertrude, Hazel, and Marian Norris (married names unavailable) | | Gertrude, Hazel, and Marian Norris (married names unavailable) |
| | |occupation=[[Attorney]] | | |occupation=[[Attorney]] |
| − | |alma_mater=Baldwin Wallace University ([[Ohio]])<br>[[Valparaiso University]]<br> Law School ([[Indiana]])}} | + | |alma_mater=Baldwin Wallace University ([[Ohio]])<br>[[Valparaiso University]]<br> Law School ([[Indiana]]) |
| | + | }} |
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| | '''George William Norris''' (July 11, 1861 – September 2, 1944) was a [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[U.S. Representative]] and [[U.S. Senator]] from [[Nebraska]]. Born in [[Ohio]], he was a leader of the bipartisan [[Progressive Movement]], and by the 1930s he was a leading [[liberal]] in domestic policy and an [[isolationist]] in foreign affairs. | | '''George William Norris''' (July 11, 1861 – September 2, 1944) was a [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[U.S. Representative]] and [[U.S. Senator]] from [[Nebraska]]. Born in [[Ohio]], he was a leader of the bipartisan [[Progressive Movement]], and by the 1930s he was a leading [[liberal]] in domestic policy and an [[isolationist]] in foreign affairs. |