norris

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Definition of norris in English English dictionary

A male given name transferred from the surname

A surname

A male given name, meaning From the north

American politician. A U.S. representative (1903-1913) and senator (1913-1943) from Nebraska, he was instrumental in the founding of the Tennessee Valley Authority (1933) and drafted the 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which limits the President to two full terms

United States writer (1870-1902)

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Benjamin Franklin Norris

born March 5, 1870, Chicago, Ill., U.S. died Oct. 25, 1902, San Francisco, Calif. U.S. novelist and short-story writer. Norris initially worked as an overseas correspondent and in publishing. He became the first important American author to embrace naturalism. McTeague (1899) is a portrait of an acquisitive society. He adopted a more humanitarian ideal beginning with his masterpiece, The Octopus (1901), the first novel of a projected trilogy dealing with the economic and social forces involved in the wheat industry. The second part, The Pit, appeared in 1903, but the third was unwritten at his death. Despite romanticizing tendencies, his works present a vivid, authentic picture of life in California in his day

Frank Norris

born March 5, 1870, Chicago, Ill., U.S. died Oct. 25, 1902, San Francisco, Calif. U.S. novelist and short-story writer. Norris initially worked as an overseas correspondent and in publishing. He became the first important American author to embrace naturalism. McTeague (1899) is a portrait of an acquisitive society. He adopted a more humanitarian ideal beginning with his masterpiece, The Octopus (1901), the first novel of a projected trilogy dealing with the economic and social forces involved in the wheat industry. The second part, The Pit, appeared in 1903, but the third was unwritten at his death. Despite romanticizing tendencies, his works present a vivid, authentic picture of life in California in his day

George W Norris

born July 11, 1861, Sandusky, Ohio, U.S. died Sept. 2, 1944, McCook, Neb. U.S. politician. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1903 to 1913. In the U.S. Senate (1913-43) he drafted the 20th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which abolished the so-called lame-duck session of Congress. He also worked for the introduction of presidential primaries and for direct election of U.S. senators. He introduced the bill establishing the Tennessee Valley Authority and coauthored the Norris-La Guardia Act, which restricted the use of injunctions in labour disputes. An independent Republican, he said he "would rather be right than regular

George William Norris

born July 11, 1861, Sandusky, Ohio, U.S. died Sept. 2, 1944, McCook, Neb. U.S. politician. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1903 to 1913. In the U.S. Senate (1913-43) he drafted the 20th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which abolished the so-called lame-duck session of Congress. He also worked for the introduction of presidential primaries and for direct election of U.S. senators. He introduced the bill establishing the Tennessee Valley Authority and coauthored the Norris-La Guardia Act, which restricted the use of injunctions in labour disputes. An independent Republican, he said he "would rather be right than regular

Hyphenation

Nor·ris

Turkish pronunciation

nôrîs

Pronunciation

/ˈnôrəs/ /ˈnɔːrɪs/

Etymology

() A Norman surname from Old French norreis "a northerner, a migrant from the north".