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Norris (given Name)
The given name ''Norris'' is mainly used in the United States. People with the given name Norris * Norris Brown, American politician * Norris Brown (American football) (born 1961), American football player * Norris Cole, American basketball player * Norris Coleman (born 1961), NBA forward for the Los Angeles Clippers, 1994 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP * Norris McWhirter, co-compiler of ''The Guinness Book of Records'' * Norris Webb (born 1945), Panamanian basketball player * Norris Denton Wilson (1938–2017), known by his stage name Norro Wilson, American country music singer-songwriter See also *Norris (surname) {{Given name Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norris Brown
Norris Brown (May 2, 1863January 5, 1960) was a Senator from Nebraska. Brown was born in Maquoketa, Iowa. The son of William Henry Harrison and Eliza Ann Phelps Brown, he attended Jefferson Iowa Academy and graduated with a law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law in Iowa City, Iowa, in 1883. He was admitted to the bar in 1884 and commenced his law practice in Perry, Iowa. He moved to Kearney, Nebraska, in 1888 and continued the practice of law. Brown was the prosecuting attorney of Buffalo County from 1892 to 1896, the deputy attorney general of Nebraska from 1900 to 1905, and the attorney general of Nebraska from 1905 to 1907. He distinguished himself in this post by winning a tax suit of over a million dollars against the railroads. The money was used to open schools in Nebraska. Brown was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1907, to March 3, 1913. During his term he served as the chairman of the Committee on Patents (Sixt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |