George
W. Norris was born July 11, 1861 in Sandusky County,
Ohio. Mr. Norris moved to Nebraska in 1885 and was
elected first elected to United States House of Representatives
in 1903. Later, in 1913, Norris was elected to the
United States Senate. The FBI investigated threatening
letters received by or concerning Senator Norris.
Additional contact between Senator Norris and the
FBI concerned his accusations that an FBI agent had
removed papers from Senator Norris's safe. Senator
Norris was defeated in the 1943 election and died
in 1944.
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