The Political Graveyard: Red Willow County, Neb.

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Red Willow County
Nebraska

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Red Willow County

Index to Locations

Memorial Park Cemetery
McCook, Red Willow County, Nebraska

Politicians buried here:

George William Norris (1861-1944) — also known as George W. Norris — of McCook, Red Willow County, Neb. Born in Sandusky County, Ohio, July 11, 1861. Lawyer; district judge in Nebraska 14th District, 1896-1903; resigned 1903; U.S. Representative from Nebraska 5th District, 1903-13; U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1913-43; defeated (Independent), 1942; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1928. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in McCook, Red Willow County, Neb., September 2, 1944 (age 83 years, 53 days). Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery.

		Relatives: Married 1890 to Pluma Lashley; married 1903 to Ella Leonard; grandfather of Harvey Frans Nelson Jr..
		Norris Dam (built 1933-36), on the Clinch River, in Anderson and Campbell counties, Tennessee, and the Norris Lake reservoir, which also extends into Claiborne, Grainger, and Union counties, are named for him. — The city of Norris, Tennessee, is named for him. — The World War II Liberty ship SS George W. Norris (built 1944 at Brunswick, Georgia; wrecked and lost in the North Pacific Ocean, 1946) was named for him.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
		Books about George Norris: John F. Kennedy, Profiles in Courage
		Image source: U.S. postage stamp (1961)

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