About George William Norris
George William Norris was an American politician from Nebraska, who served in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican from 1903 to 1913, and in the United States Senate from 1913 to 1943. A progressive politician, he became an independent in 1936, switching from the Republican Party. Norris was chairman of the Senate's Judiciary Committee and Agriculture and Forestry Committee.
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