Norris Cotton

Norris Cotton
United States Senator from New Hampshire
In office August 8, 1975 – September 18, 1975
Appointed by	Meldrim Thomson Jr.
Preceded by	Louis C. Wyman
Succeeded by	John A. Durkin
In office November 8, 1954 – December 31, 1974
Preceded by	Robert W. Upton
Succeeded by	Louis C. Wyman
Chair of the Senate Republican Conference
In office January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975
Preceded by	Margaret Chase Smith
Succeeded by	Carl Curtis
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's 2nd district
In office January 3, 1947 – November 7, 1954
Preceded by	Sherman Adams
Succeeded by	Perkins Bass
Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
In office 1945–1947
Preceded by	Sherman Adams
Succeeded by	J. Walker Wiggin
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
In office 1923–1923
In office 1943–1947
Personal details
Born	(1900-05-11)May 11, 1900 Warren, New Hampshire, U.S.
Died	February 24, 1989(1989-02-24) (aged 88) Lebanon, New Hampshire, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouses	Ruth Isaacs ​ ​ (m. 1927; died 1978)​ Eleanor Coolidge Brown ​ ​ (m. 1980)​
Children	1
Alma mater	Wesleyan University George Washington University Law School
Occupation	Lawyer politician

Norris Henry Cotton (May 11, 1900 – February 24, 1989) was an American politician from the state of New Hampshire. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Representative and subsequently as a U.S. Senator.^[1]