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Elliott Norris
Elliott B. Norris (June 25, 1845 – March 20, 1918) was an American farmer and politician from New York. Life Norris was born on June 25, 1845, in Sodus, New York, the son of farmer Rufus F. Norris and Louise Kingsley. Other than a brief period from 1867 to 1868, where he worked as a merchant in Greenville, Pennsylvania, he lived in Sodus his whole life. Norris attended Hillsdale College in Michigan and Eastman Business College. He worked as a farmer in Sodus. He was a larger breeder of thoroughbred Shorthorn cattle an extensive fruit grower. He was a member of the fruit firm Case & Norris. He was also very involved in the Granger movement. He was a charter member of the Sodus Grange and was master for 16 years. He was also lecturer and master of the Wayne County Grange. He was elected overseer of the State Grange in 1894 and, in , he was elected master of the State Grange, holding office until 1906. As master, he helped grow the State Grange and instituted several new poli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sodus, New York
Sodus is a Administrative divisions of New York#Town, town in Wayne County, New York, Wayne County, New York (state), New York, United States. The population was 8,384 at the 2010 census. The town takes its name from a native word for the bay in the eastern part of the town: "Assorodus," meaning "silvery water." The Town of Sodus is on the north border of the county and is midway between Rochester, Monroe County, New York, Rochester and Syracuse, New York, Syracuse. History The Town of Sodus was formed in 1789 from the older "District of Sodus" while still part of Ontario County, New York, Ontario County. The town's Adam territory was substantially reduced by the formation of newer towns in the county: Williamson, New York, Williamson (1802) and Lyons, New York, Lyons (1811). The town contains a village also named Sodus (village), New York, Sodus and another named Sodus Point, New York, Sodus Point. Sodus Point was settled around 1794 because of a road constructed from Palmyra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |