James Lonnie Norton
Full Name: James Lonnie Norton, Jr.Date of birth: April 2, 1918
Date of death: April 20, 1995
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 9 | Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953 | 52nd | Democrat | Nacogdoches / Nacogdoches | Nacogdoches | |
| H | 9 | Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951 | 51st | Democrat | Nacogdoches / Nacogdoches | Nacogdoches |
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House District 9
Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953 Legislatures: 52nd Party: Democrat Home City/County: Nacogdoches / Nacogdoches Counties in district: Nacogdoches |
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House District 9
Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951 Legislatures: 51st Party: Democrat Home City/County: Nacogdoches / Nacogdoches Counties in district: Nacogdoches |
Biographical Information top
Military Service Notes
- United States Marine Corps, Master Sergeant, World War II. Military grave marker, James Lonnie Norton, Jr., birth date 4/2/1918, death date 4/20/1995, burial in Houston National Cemetery, Houston, Harris County. BillionGraves.
- Marine Corporal James Lonnie Norton, Jr., "Nacogdoches Who Was Survivor of Lexington, Home," Timpson Weekly Times, 6/24/1942, p. 1, crediting Timpson Public Library. He is the son or Mr. and Mrs. J.L. Norton of Nacogdoches and his wife is the former Juanita Campbell of Center, Texas."
Report on the victory of "James L. North, Jr. for state representative . . . Norton, an ex-marine and recently a law student at the University of Texas." "McLain Wins Race at Nacogdoches," Timpson Weekly Times, 9/3/1948, p. 4, crediting Timpson Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). 6/24/1942 9/3/1948
Other Resources
- Census of 1940 - James Norton, Justice Precinct 1, Nacogdoches County, age 22, son of Lonnie and Minnie Norton.
Census of 1950 - James L. Norton, Jr., Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, age 32, born circa 1918 in Texas, Representative/State of Texas, wife Juanita C., son James D., daughter Jamie J. FamilySearch. 1940 1950 - James Lonnie Norton, Jr., birth date 4/2/1918 in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County; father James Lonnie Norton; mother Minnie Martin. FamilySearch Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1936.
- James Lonnie Norton, Jr., death date 4/20/1995 in Harris County. FamilySearch Texas Death Index, 1964-1998.
- Obituary, James Lonnie Norton, Jr., Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Texas), 4/23/1995, p. 2, crediting Livingston Municipal Library. Birth date 4/2/1918 in Nacogdoches, son of James Lonnie Norton, Sr., and Minnie Gertrude Martin Norton. Death date 4/20/1995 in Houston. Survivors include wife Sharon Theresa Norton of Onalaska; two sons, David Norton and Jeffery Norton; and two daughters, Mona Winnett and Jamie J. Smith. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- 51st Legislature - birth date 4/2/1918 (30 years old). 52nd Legislature - birth date 4/2/1922 (28 years old). Texas House of Representatives, Chief Clerk's Office - Biographies of Legislators, 1947.
Photographs
- Photograph. James L. Norton, Jr., 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. J.L. Norton, Jr., 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 51st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 52nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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52nd R.S. - 1951
Agriculture Highways and Roads Municipal and Private Corporations (Vice Chair) Oil, Gas and Mining State Affairs | ||
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51st R.S. - 1949
Appropriations Banks and Banking Public Lands and Buildings Representation Before the Legislature (Vice Chair) |
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