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Anthony Banning Norton
Anthony Banning Norton (May 15, 1821 – December 31, 1893) 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 lifeAnthony Banning Norton was born on May 15, 1821, in Mount Vernon, Ohio.[1] His parents, Daniel Sheldon Norton and Sarah Banning, were planters from Louisiana.[2] His brother, Daniel Sheldon Norton, became a politician.[1] Norton "graduated from Kenyon College in 1840" and studied the Law in Pennsylvania.[2] CareerNorton 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.[2] Norton joined the Know Nothing political party, and he served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1855 to 1861.[3] He was also an Adjutant General appointed by Governor Sam Houston.[2] He founded "the Fort Worth Chief", the town’s first newspaper. After the American Civil War, Norton was the publisher of another newspaper, Norton's Union Intelligencer.[1] He became the postmaster of Dallas, Texas in 1875, and a United States Marshal for North Texas in 1879.[2][1] He was the Republican nominee for Texas Governor in 1878 and 1884.[4] Norton was the author of three books. Personal life and deathNorton was married three times. With his first wife, H. Ellen Burr, he had two children.[1] In 1857, he married H. Maria Neyland, and they had three children.[1] In 1892, he married Mary Martin.[1] Norton died on December 31, 1893, in Dallas, Texas.[1] Works
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