George W. Norris

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George W. Norris was a progressive Republican U.S. senator from Nebraska renowned for his political independence, advocacy of New Deal reforms, and defense of constitutional principles, which earned him recognition in "Profiles in Courage."

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George William Norris 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American politician
United States representative
United States senator
human
awardReceived Recognition in John F. Kennedy’s book "Profiles in Courage"
burialPlace Memorial Park Cemetery, McCook, Nebraska, United States
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1861-07-11
dateOfDeath 1944-09-02
describedIn Profiles in Courage
surface form: "Profiles in Courage" by John F. Kennedy
endTimeOfPosition 1913-03-03 (U.S. Representative from Nebraska)
1943-01-03 (U.S. Senator from Nebraska)
familyName Norris
fullName George W. Norris self-linksurface differs
surface form: George William Norris
givenName George
ideology Progressivism
influenced development of public power policy in the United States
knownFor advocacy of New Deal reforms
advocacy of unicameral legislature in Nebraska
defense of constitutional principles
leading role in passage of the Norris–La Guardia Act
opposition to U.S. entry into World War I
opposition to the court-packing aspects of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s policies
political independence
support for public power and the Tennessee Valley Authority
memberOf United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
namesakeOf Norris Dam in Tennessee
Norris, Tennessee
occupation judge
lawyer
opposed conservative Republican leadership in Congress
placeOfBirth York Township, Sandusky County, Ohio, United States
placeOfDeath McCook, Nebraska, United States
politicalParty Independent (United States)
Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
positionHeld Member of the United States House of Representatives
United States Senator
religion Methodism
residence McCook, Nebraska, United States
spouse Ella Leonard Norris
Pluma Lashley
startTimeOfPosition 1903-03-04 (U.S. Representative from Nebraska)
1913-03-04 (U.S. Senator from Nebraska)
stateRepresentedInHouse Nebraska
stateRepresentedInSenate Nebraska
supported New Deal
surface form: New Deal (selected programs)
workLocation Nebraska
surface form: Nebraska, United States

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Profiles in Courage describes George W. Norris
George W. Norris fullName George W. Norris self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: George William Norris
Norris Dam namedAfter George W. Norris