Pliny Norcross (November 16, 1838 – June 11, 1915) was an American politician and lawyer. Born in

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, Norcross and his family settled in the Town of La Grange,

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. Norcross attended

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and then what was then the

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. During the

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, Norcross served in the 13th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment as a captain. He then practiced law in

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and was in commercial business. He served as Mayor of Janesville, Janesville City Attorney and District Attorney of

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. He then served in the

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in 1867, 1888, 1905, and 1907 as a

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. Norcross also served on the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents. He died in Janesville, Wisconsin as a result of drowning.James Homans (ed.) ''The Cyclopedia of Biography'' vol. VIII, New York: The Press Association Compilers, 1918, p. 352-353.

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