Norris Cotton | |
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| 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 | May 11, 1900 Warren, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Died | February 24, 1989 (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 |
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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]