George William Norman
George William Norman (December 18, 1827 – April 7, 1918) was a lawyer, public official, and state legislator in Arkansas in the Arkansas State Senate.[when?] He had a law practice in Hamburg, Arkansas for decades.[1]
He was born in Bibb County, Georgia.[2] He lived in Union County, Arkansas before moving to in Hamburg, Arkansas.[3] A Democrat, he testified about the 1872 election.[4]
He married twice.[2] He wrote a letter to Harpers about German-Americans and described them as the most servile of Europeans.[2]
He was a delegate to the 1868 Arkansas Constitutional Convention.[1][3] He was a director of the Mississippi River, Hamburg, and Western Railway.[5]
He had a son George[3] and another who become Dr. W. S. Norman.[6]
He amended a law so women would be able to take part in temperance petitions.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Herndon, Dallas Tabor (June 9, 1922). "Centennial History of Arkansas". S. J. Clarke publishing Company – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c Bonner, John; Curtis, George William; Alden, Henry Mills; Conant, Samuel Stillman; Schuyler, Montgomery; Foord, John; Davis, Richard Harding; Schurz, Carl; Nelson, Henry Loomis; Bangs, John Kendrick; Harvey, George Brinton McClellan; Hapgood, Norman (May 30, 1915). "Harper's Weekly". Harper's Magazine Company – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c Herndon, Dallas Tabor (May 30, 1922). "Centennial History of Arkansas". S. J. Clarke publishing Company – via Google Books.
- ^ House, United States Congress (May 30, 1874). "Miscellaneous Documents: 30th Congress, 1st Session - 49th Congress, 1st Session" – via Google Books.
- ^ "Poor's Manual of Railroads". H.V. & H.W. Poor. May 30, 1903 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Camden News -- (Camden, AR) -- 14 Mar 1934 -- pg1 -- Dr W S Norman OBIT". The Camden News. March 14, 1934. p. 1 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Smith, Lindsley Armstrong; Smith, Stephen A. (November 16, 2022). Stateswomen: A Centennial History of Arkansas Women Legislators, 1922-2022. University of Arkansas Press. ISBN 978-1-61075-784-3 – via Google Books.
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