Anthony Banning Norton
Norton in 1860
BornMay 15, 1821
Mount Vernon, Ohio, U.S.
DiedDecember 31, 1893
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Alma materKenyon College
Occupation(s)Journalist, historian, politician
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
  • H. Ellen Burr
  • H. Maria Neyland
  • Mary Martin
Children5
Parent(s)Daniel Sheldon Norton
Sarah Banning
RelativesDaniel Sheldon Norton (brother)

Anthony Banning Norton (May 15, 1821 – December 31, 1893) was an American journalist, historian and state politician. He was the publisher of newspapers in Ohio and Texas, and a Know Nothing member of the Texas House of Representatives. He later served as the postmaster of Dallas, Texas, and a United States Marshal for North Texas. He was the author of three books.

Early life

Anthony Banning Norton was born on May 15, 1821, in Mount Vernon, Ohio.[1] His parents, Daniel Sheldon Norton and Sarah Banning, were planters from Louisiana.[2] His brother, Daniel Sheldon Norton, became a politician.[1]

Norton "graduated from Kenyon College in 1840" and studied the Law in Pennsylvania.[2]

Career

Norton joined the Whig Party, and he published The True Whig and Chippewa War Club, later known as Norton's Daily True Whig, a newspaper in Mount Vernon from 1848 to 1855.[2]

Norton joined the Know Nothing political party, and he served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1855 to 1861.[3] He was also an Adjutant General appointed by Governor Sam Houston.[2]

He founded “the Fort Worth Chief”, the town’s first newspaper.

After the American Civil War, Norton was the publisher of another newspaper, Norton's Union Intelligencer.[1] He became the postmaster of Dallas, Texas in 1875, and a United States Marshal for North Texas in 1879.[2][1] He was the Republican nominee for Texas Governor in 1878 and 1884. [4]

Norton was the author of three books.

Personal life and death

Norton was married three times. With his first wife, H. Ellen Burr, he had two children.[1] In 1857, he married H. Maria Neyland, and they had three children.[1] In 1892, he married Mary Martin.[1]

Norton died on December 31, 1893, in Dallas, Texas.[1]

Works

  • A History of Knox County, Ohio, from 1779 to 1862 (1862)
  • The Great Revolution of 1840, Reminiscences of the Log Cabin and Hard Cider Campaign (1888)
  • Tippecanoe Songs of the Log Cabin Boys and Girls of 1840 (1888)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Sanders, Justin M. (June 15, 2010). "NORTON, ANTHONY BANNING". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Anthony Banning Norton". Knox County Historical Society. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Anthony Banning Norton". Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Anthony Banning Norton1" (PDF). Texas Almanac. Archived from the original on November 24, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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