William Van Norman Explained

W. Van Norman was a politician in the United States. He served as President of the Mississippi Senate from 1836-1837.[1] He also served in the Mississippi House of Representatives.[2]

Van Norman was elected to represent Amite County in the Mississippi Senate in 1835.[3] [2] [4] He was elected as president at the start of the session January 1836.[5]

He voted to postpone indefinitely a petition to manumit an enslaved person.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Mississippi Department of Archives and. History. August 14, 1904. Department of Archives and History. Google Books.
  2. Book: Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Mississippi: Volume II, Part II. April 1, 1999. Pelican Publishing. 978-1-56554-609-7 . Google Books.
  3. News: 1835 Elected to Legislature in state . 2 September 2024 . Mississippi Free Trader . 18 December 1835 . 2.
  4. Web site: Journal. Mississippi Legislature. Senate. August 14, 1836. Google Books.
  5. News: Postscript: Mr Van Norman President of the Senate . 2 September 2024 . Mississippi Free Trader . 8 January 1836 . 3.
  6. Book: Jones, Bernie D.. Fathers of Conscience: Mixed-race Inheritance in the Antebellum South. August 14, 2009. University of Georgia Press. 978-0-8203-2980-2 . Google Books.

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