American politician
William F. Norrell
In office January 3, 1939 – February 15, 1961Preceded by John L. McClellan Succeeded by Catherine Dorris Norrell In office 1930–1938In office 1934–1938Preceded by Ned Stewart Succeeded by Fred S. Armstrong
Born William Frank Norrell
(1896-08-29 ) August 29, 1896 Milo, Ashley County, Arkansas , U.S.Died February 15, 1961(1961-02-15) (aged 64) Washington, D.C. Resting place Oakland CemeteryMonticello, Arkansas , U.S. Political party Democratic Spouse Catherine Dorris Norrell Children Judy Norrell Alma mater Allegiance United States Branch/service United States Army
William Frank Norrell (August 29, 1896 – February 15, 1961) was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas' former 6th congressional district .[1] Upon his death, he was succeeded in Congress by his widow, Catherine Dorris Norrell .
Born on a farm in Milo in Ashley County in south Arkansas, Norrell attended the public schools, the University of Arkansas at Monticello , then known as Arkansas Agricultural and Mechanical College, the University of the Ozarks , then College of the Ozarks in Clarksville , Arkansas, and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law School .[1] [2] During World War I , Norrell served in the United States Army Quartermaster Corps .[1]
In 1920, he was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Monticello in Drew County , Arkansas. From 1930 to 1938, Norrell served as member of the Arkansas State Senate . He was the Senate President from 1934 to 1938 under Lieutenant Governors William Lee Cazort and Robert L. Bailey .
Norrell was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-sixth and to the eleven succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1939, until his death in Washington, D.C.[2] He was a signatory to the 1956 Southern Manifesto that opposed the desegregation of public schools ordered by the Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education .
He is interred beside his wife at Oakland Cemetery in Monticello, Arkansas.
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This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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^ a b c "William Norrell Dies; 22 Years in House" The Evening Star , Washington, D.C., 109th year, number 47, February 16, 1961, page B-4. (obituary) (subscription required)
^ a b Pearson, Drew and Allen, Robert S. "The Washington Merry-Go-Round" , The Lexington Leader , Lexington, Kentucky, volume 51, number 66, March 18, 1939, page 4. (subscription required)
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