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James Clinton Norton

Gender:
Male
Born:
Unknown
Died:
December 1835
Later Residences:
New York, NY
East Hampton, NY
Marriage(s):
Sarah Pearsall Norton (July 30, 1821)
Biographical Notes:
James Norton was the son of Robert Burredge Norton. He practiced law in New York City, NY and married his wife Sarah there. She was the daughter of Thomas C. Pearsall of New York City, NY. Norton died in East Hampton, NY
Education
Years at LLS:
1819
Other Education:
Attended Union College in 1818, but did not graduate.
Profession / Service
Profession:
Lawyer
help The Citation of Attendance provides primary source documentation of the student’s attendance at the Litchfield Female Academy and/or the Litchfield Law School. If a citation is absent, the student is thought to have attended but currently lacks primary source confirmation.

Records for the schools were sporadic, especially in the formative years of both institutions. If instructors kept comprehensive records for the Litchfield Female Academy or the Litchfield Law School, they do not survive. Researchers and staff have identified students through letters, diaries, family histories and genealogies, and town histories as well as catalogues of students printed in various years. Art and needlework have provided further identification of Female Academy Students, and Litchfield County Bar records document a number of Law School students. The history of both schools and the identification of the students who attended them owe credit to the early 20th century research and documentation efforts of Emily Noyes Vanderpoel and Samuel Fisher, and the late 20th century research and documentation efforts of Lynne Templeton Brickley and the Litchfield Historical Society staff.
CITATION OF ATTENDANCE:
Catalogue of the Litchfield Law School (Hartford, CT: Press of Case, Tiffany and Company, 1849), 16.
Secondary Sources:
New York Evening Post, 31 July 1821.
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