Edwin L. Norris

Edwin Lee Norris (August 15, 1865 – April 25, 1924) was a Democratic politician from Montana. He served as the fifth Governor of Montana.

Edwin L. Norris
5th Governor of Montana
In office
April 1, 1908 – January 5, 1913
LieutenantBenjamin F. White
William R. Allen
Preceded byJoseph Toole
Succeeded bySam V. Stewart
5th Lieutenant Governor of Montana
In office
1905–1908
GovernorJoseph Toole
Preceded byFrank G. Higgins
Succeeded byBenjamin F. White
Member of the Montana Senate
In office
1896-1900
Personal details
BornAugust 15, 1865
Cumberland County, Kentucky
DiedApril 25, 1924(1924-04-25) (aged 58)
Great Falls, Montana
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materSouthern Normal School
OccupationLawyer

Biography

Norris was born in Cumberland County, Kentucky in 1865, and graduated from the Southern Normal School, now Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky. He moved from Kentucky to Montana in 1888, studied law and was admitted to the Montana bar on October 8, 1889.[1][2] He married Elizabeth June Wilkins. He practiced law in Dillon, Montana and was city attorney there for five years.

Career

Norris was elected to the Montana State Senate in 1896 and served until 1900, serving as the Senate President in 1899.[2] He served as the state's fifth Lieutenant Governor from 1905 to 1908.[2]

He became Governor on April 1, 1908 upon the resignation of Joseph K. Toole, and was elected in his own right in the November 1908 election, serving until 1913. Norris is credited with signing state laws prohibiting discrimination by life insurance companies and making mine operators liable when employees became disabled.

Death

Norris died in Great Falls, Montana in 1924, where he had lived since leaving the Governor's office.[1] He was first buried in Fairview Cemetery and later moved to New Highland Cemetery where he is still interred.

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References
  1. Stout, Tom, ed. (1921). Montana : its story and biography. Chicago and New York: The American Historical Society. pp. 674–675. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  2. "Montana Governor Edwin Lee Norris". National Governors Association. Retrieved 3 December 2014.


Party political offices
Preceded by
Joseph Toole		 Democratic nominee for Governor of Montana
1908		 Succeeded by
Sam V. Stewart
Political offices
Preceded by
Frank G. Higgins		 Lieutenant Governor of Montana
1905–1908		 Succeeded by
Benjamin F. White
Preceded by
Joseph Toole		 Governor of Montana
1908-1913		 Succeeded by
Sam V. Stewart
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