Anthony Banning Norton


Anthony Banning Norton 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. His parents, Daniel Sheldon Norton and Sarah Banning, were planters from Louisiana. His brother, Daniel Sheldon Norton, became a politician.
Norton "graduated from Kenyon College in 1840" and studied the Law in Pennsylvania.

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.
Norton joined the Know Nothing political party, and he served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1855 to 1861. He was also an Adjutant General appointed by Governor Sam Houston.
After the American Civil War, Norton was the publisher of another newspaper, Norton's Union Intelligencer. He became the postmaster of Dallas, Texas in 1875, and a United States Marshal for North Texas in 1879.
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. In 1857, he married H. Maria Neyland, and they had three children. In 1892, he married Mary Martin.
Norton died on December 31, 1893 in Dallas, Texas.

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