Norris Cotton

Norris H. Cotton (May 11, 1900-February 24, 1989) was an American Republican politician from the state of New Hampshire. New Hampshire Senator Norris Cotton. ... May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (132nd in leap years). ... 1900 (MCM) is a common year starting on Monday. ... February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... State nickname: Granite State, Mother of Rivers, White Mountain State, Switzerland of America [1] Official languages English Capital Concord Largest city Manchester Governor John Lynch (D) Senators Judd Gregg (R) John Sununu (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 46th 24,239 km² 3. ...

Norris Cotton was born on a farm in Warren, New Hampshire. He was educated at Philips' Exeter Academy and Wesleyan University in Connecticut. While in college, he served as a clerk to the New Hampshire state senate and as a member of the New Hampshire state Assembaly in 1923 as one of the youngest legislators in history. He became a lawyer and practiced law in Lebanon, New Hampshire. He was elected to the state assembly again in 1943. He served as majority leader that year and as speaker during 1945. Warren is a town located in Grafton County, New Hampshire. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Lebanon is a city located in Grafton County, New Hampshire. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1946 he was elected to the United States House of Representatives from New Hampshire for the first time. He served until 1954 when he ran for a seat in the United States Senate from New Hampshire in a special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Charles W. Tobey. He was elected to a full term in 1956, reelected twice and served in the Senate until 1975. 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States, the other being the Senate. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... Charles William Tobey (July 22, 1880–July 24, 1953) was an American businessman and Republican politician from Temple, New Hampshire. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

One of his most controversial decisions was his vote against the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which all other senators in Cotton's region of the country voted for. However, Cotton would vote for later civil rights acts like the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Civil Rights Act of 1968. He was a prominent leader of his party in the Senate, chairing the Senate Republican Conference from 1973 to 1975. He did not run for reelection in 1974. President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964. ... The United States Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlawed requiring would-be voters to take literacy tests and provided for federal registration of African American voters in areas that had less than 50% of eligible voters registered. ... President Johnson signing the Civil Rights Act of 1968 On April 11, 1968, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (also known as CRA 68), which was meant as a follow-up to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. ... The Senate Republican Conference is the formal organization of the (currently) 51 Republican Senators in the United States Senate. ...

He was reappointed to the Senate in August 1975 after the election of his successor was contested. As the closest Senate election in history, it was subjected to many recounts, but both candidates refused to give up. Cotton served as a temporary senator until a special election in September 1975, which was less close. Cotton returned to Lebanon, New Hampshire, where he died at age 88 from natural causes. Lebanon is a city located in Grafton County, New Hampshire. ...

External links

• Find-A-Grave profile for Norris Cotton