10 Facts About Norris Brown

Norris Brown was admitted to the bar in 1884 and commenced his law practice in Perry, Iowa.

Norris Brown moved to Kearney, Nebraska, in 1888 and continued the practice of law.

Norris Brown was the prosecuting attorney of Buffalo County from 1892 to 1896, the deputy attorney general of Nebraska from 1900 to 1905, and the attorney general of Nebraska from 1905 to 1907.

Norris Brown distinguished himself in this post by winning a tax suit of over a million dollars against the railroads.

Norris Brown was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate and served from March 4,1907, to March 3,1913.

Norris Brown proposed permitting an income tax, later incorporated into the Sixteenth Amendment of the US Constitution.

Norris Brown was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1912.

Norris Brown then resumed the practice of law in Omaha where he became senior partner in the firm of Brown, Crossman, West, Barton, and Quinlan.

Norris Brown served as attorney for the Omaha Stockyards for 30 years.

Norris Brown died there January 5,1960, and was interred in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Omaha.