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| Norris Henry Cotton | |||
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| Former U.S. Senator from New Hampshire From: August 8, 1975 – September 18, 1975 | |||
| Predecessor | Louis C. Wyman | ||
| Successor | John A Durkin | ||
| Former U.S. Senator from New Hampshire From: November 8, 1954 – December 31, 1974 | |||
| Predecessor | Robert W. Upton | ||
| Successor | Louis C. Wyman | ||
| Former U.S. Representative from New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District From: January 3, 1947 – November 7, 1954 | |||
| Predecessor | Sherman Adams | ||
| Successor | Perkins Bass | ||
| Former State Representative from New Hampshire From: 1943–1947 | |||
| Predecessor | ??? | ||
| Successor | ??? | ||
| Former State Representative from New Hampshire From: 1923–1923 | |||
| Predecessor | ??? | ||
| Successor | ??? | ||
| Information | |||
| Party | Republican | ||
| Spouse(s) | Ruth Isaacs (died 1978) Eleanor Coolidge Brown | ||
| Religion | Congregationalist | ||
Norris Henry Cotton (May 11, 1900 – February 24, 1989) was a New Hampshire Republican who served as the state's U.S. representative from the second congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives, and later as senator. He previously served in the lower state legislature.
U.S. Senate
Civil rights
Cotton was a strong supporter of civil rights, voting in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957[1] and 1960.[2] However, like fellow Republican senators Barry Goldwater and Bourke Hickenlooper, he voted against the final passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964[3] over concerns that it would excessively expand the size and scope of the federal government beyond the parameters designated by the Constitution.[4] However, Cotton did vote in favor of invoking cloture to end the Southern Democrat filibuster of the landmark legislation.[5]
Death and legacy
Cotton died at the age of 88 of pneumonia at his home in Lebanon, New Hampshire. He is interred in the First Congregational Church Cemetery.
The Norris Cotton Cancer Center is named after him,[6] as well as a federal building.[7]
See also
- U.S. "Party-switch" myth
- Styles Bridges, former governor and U.S. senator from New Hampshire
References
- ↑ HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ↑ HR. 8601. PASSAGE OF AMENDED BILL.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ↑ HR. 7152. PASSAGE.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ↑ The Pragmatism of Politics: Senator Norris Cotton and the Civil Rights Legislation in the 1960s. University of New Hampshire. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ↑ HR. 7152. MANSFIELD DIRKSEN MOTION THAT THE SENATE INVOKE CLOTURE ON THE SOUTHERN FILIBUSTER.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ↑ History. Norris Cotton Cancer Center. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ↑ Norris Cotton Federal Building. gsa.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2021.