Fred C Norton was a Minnesota politician, a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, a Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives, and a judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals.
10 Facts About Fred Norton
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Fred Norton attended the University of Minnesota before graduating in 1950 from Wesleyan University.
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Fred Norton later received his law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School.
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Fred Norton was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1966, representing St Paul, Minnesota.
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Fred Norton became Speaker of the House in 1980 after mid-term elections broke a deadlock in the body.
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Fred Norton did not have the support of the majority of his caucus, but 49 Independent-Republicans joined 26 DFLers to give him the Speaker's gavel.
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Fred Norton served only one year before being replaced by Harry A Sieben, Jr.
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Fred Norton later served as minority leader from 1985 to 1987, and became speaker again in January 1987.
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Fred Norton resigned from the House in June 1987, accepting an appointment to the Minnesota Court of Appeals by Governor Rudy Perpich.
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Fred Norton won election to the court in 1988, and served on the court until he retired in 1997.