Edward Norton (11 March 1750 – March 1786) was a

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lawyer and politician who sat in the

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from 1782 to 1786. Norton was the fourth son of

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, and his wife Grace Chapple, daughter of Sir William Chapple, and was born on 11 March 1750. He matriculated at

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in 1766. He was admitted at

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in 1772 and was called to the bar in 1775. Norton was returned unopposed as

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for

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on Sir James Lowther's interest at the 1780 general election. At the 1784 general election he was returned unopposed for

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, again on Lowther's interest. He voted but did not speak in Parliament. Norton died unmarried in March 1786. It was said he was exhausted after acting as chief agent for Lowther at the Lancaster by-election. He had brothers

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, Chapple and

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who were also Members of Parliament.

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1750 births 1786 deaths Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British MPs 1780–1784 British MPs 1784–1790 Younger sons of barons Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Carlisle {{England-GreatBritain-MP-stub