James Norton (October 8, 1843 – October 14, 1920) was a U.S. Representative from

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. Born near

Mullins, South Carolina Mullins is a city in Marion County, South Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 4,663. Incorporated on March 4, 1872, Mullins was named after Col. William S. Mullins, who served as a representative for Marion C ...

, Norton pursued an academic course, then he left school in 1861 to enter the

Confederate States Army The Confederate States Army, also called the Confederate Army or the Southern Army, was the military land force of the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as the Confederacy) during the American Civil War (1861–1865), fighting ...

. He served throughout the

Civil War A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...

in the Army of Northern Virginia. After the war, Norton reentered school but did not finish the regular course. He was a teacher in the public schools 1866-1870, and engaged in agricultural pursuits and merchandising. Norton was elected county school commissioner in 1870 and reelected in 1872. He served as a member of the Statehouse of representatives in 1886, 1887, 1890, and 1891. He served as assistant comptroller general of South Carolina 1890-1894, then the actual comptroller general of the State from 1894 until 1897, when he resigned. Norton was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John L. McLaurin. He was re-elected to the Fifty-sixth Congress and served from December 6, 1897, to March 3, 1901. He was not a candidate for reelection in 1900 to the Fifty-seventh Congress. He resumed agricultural pursuits and also engaged in the real estate business. He was again a member of the Statehouse of representatives in 1907-1908. He died in

, October 14, 1920. He was interred in Miller's Churchyard.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Norton, James 1843 births 1920 deaths Democratic Party members of the South Carolina House of Representatives Confederate States Army personnel Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from South Carolina People from Mullins, South Carolina