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.

Anthony 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]

Norton 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.

Norton 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 murió el 31 de diciembre de 1893 en Dallas, Texas. ^{[ 1 ]}

• Historia del condado de Knox, Ohio, desde 1779 hasta 1862 (1862)
• La Gran Revolución de 1840, Recuerdos de la Campaña de la Cabaña de Troncos y la Sidra (1888)
• Canciones de Tippecanoe de los niños y niñas de la cabaña de troncos de 1840 (1888)