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    Edward Norton

    Birth: 1807

    Death: 5-12-1872

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Biography

Norton was a native of New York who studied at Union College. He became a lawyer and judge. He practiced in Buffalo and NYC before moving to California in 1849 where he became a judge and served in the Supreme Court of California.

Letter References

Letter from Samuel Swayze Seward to William Henry Seward, January 10, 1861

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Biography: 
Norton was a native of New York who studied at Union College. He became a lawyer and judge. He practiced in Buffalo and NYC before moving to California in 1849 where he became a judge and served in the Supreme Court of California.
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https://www.cschs.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/CSCHS-Norton-Memorial.pdf (see page xvi for detailed bio)
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Ancestry
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Source Citation California State Library; Sacramento, California; Biographical Files Source Information Ancestry.com. California, Biographical Index Cards, 1781-1990 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data: Biographical Card Index. Sacramento, California: California State Library.
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California, Biographical Index Cards, 1781-1990
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Also see: https://books.google.com/books?id=Ds1GAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA401&dq=%22Legal+Obituaries%22,+Albany+Law+Journal+%22edward+norton%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwii8bWn86zWAhWDy4MKHSdsD3AQ6AEILjAB#v=onepage&q=%22Legal%20Obituaries%22%2C%20Albany%20Law%20Journal%20%22edward%20norton%22&f=false