William Van Norman

William Van Norman, sometimes documented as 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]

See also

• Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi#History

References

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