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Gregory Norton may refer to: * Sir Gregory Norton, 1st Baronet (1603–1652), Member of Parliament *Greg Norton (born 1959), American bassist *Greg Norton (baseball) Gregory Blakemoor Norton (born July 6, 1972) is an American former professional baseball corner infielder. He spent 13 years in Major League Baseball (MLB) with six teams from 1996 through 2009. Since his retirement as a player, he has worked in ... (born 1972), former Major League Baseball player See also * Greg Morton (born 1953), former American football player {{hndis, Norton, Gregory ...
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Sir Gregory Norton, 1st Baronet
Sir Gregory Norton, 1st Baronet (1603 – 26 March 1652) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1645 to 1652. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War and was one of the regicides of King Charles I. Norton was the eldest surviving son of Henry Norton of Wantage in Berkshire, and probably grew up in Ireland where his father held an administrative post. He acquired an estate in Sussex upon his marriage to Martha Gunter around 1621, and was made a baronet in 1624. During the 1630s, Norton held a position as a minor official at the court of King Charles I. Like his friend and fellow courtier Humphrey Edwards, Norton supported Parliament on the outbreak of the First Civil War. He became active in local administration in Sussex and the Isle of Wight, and was elected as recruiter Member of Parliament for Midhurst in Sussex in October 1645. Norton emerged as a radical Independent, with a particular interest in Irish affairs. He was active i ...
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Greg Norton
Gregory James Norton (born March 13, 1959) is an American musician, formerly of the band Hüsker Dü. Early life Norton was born in Davenport, Iowa, as this was the most local Catholic hospital to his family’s home in Rock Island, Illinois. He attended Henry Sibley High School in Mendota Heights, Minnesota. Career Norton first began playing with the band that would become Hüsker Dü with Grant Hart, Bob Mould, and keyboardist Charlie Pine in 1979 as "Buddy and the Returnables," after meeting them through his job at St. Paul record store Cheapo Records. Norton played bass on all of Hüsker Dü's recordings from its formation to its breakup album '' Warehouse: Songs and Stories''. While the majority of the band's songwriting was done by bandmates Bob Mould and Grant Hart, Norton contributed the songs "M.T.C.," "Don't Have a Life" and "Let's Go Die" to Hüsker Dü's debut EP ''Land Speed Record''. After Hüsker Dü disbanded in 1988, Norton formed the band Grey Area with H ...
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Greg Norton (baseball)
Gregory Blakemoor Norton (born July 6, 1972) is an American former professional baseball corner infielder. He spent 13 years in Major League Baseball (MLB) with six teams from 1996 through 2009. Since his retirement as a player, he has worked in the minor league system of the Florida Marlins, served as a coach for Auburn University, and was the minor league hitting coordinator for the Boston Red Sox. Early life Born in San Leandro, California, Norton attended the University of Oklahoma. In 1992, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star. Norton's father Jerry was arrested and later convicted of murder after the 1989 strangulation death of his wife. Jerry Norton was later sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. Professional career Chicago White Sox Norton made his major league debut on August 18, for the Chicago White Sox, entering the game against the Milwaukee Brewers in the eighth inning as a ...
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