William Van Norman

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William Van Norman, sometimes documented as W. Van Norman, was a politician in the United States. He was born in North Carolina. [1] He served as President of the Mississippi Senate from 1836-1837. [2] He also served in the Mississippi House of Representatives. [3]

Van Norman was elected to represent Amite County in the Mississippi Senate in 1835. [4] [3] [5] He was elected as president at the start of the session January 1836. [6]

He voted to postpone indefinitely a petition to manumit an enslaved person. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Mississippi House 1834". The Weekly Mississippian. 1834-01-31. p. 3. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. 1 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.
  4. ↑ "1835 Elected to Legislature in state". Mississippi Free Trader. 18 December 1835. p. 2. Retrieved 2 September 2024. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  5. ↑ Senate, Mississippi Legislature (August 14, 1836). "Journal" – via Google Books.
  6. ↑ "Postscript: Mr Van Norman President of the Senate". Mississippi Free Trader. 8 January 1836. p. 3. Retrieved 2 September 2024. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  7. ↑ 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.
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