George W. Norris
American politician from the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States.
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Nebraska Legislature
Legislature of the U.S. state of Nebraska.
Legislature of the U.S. state of Nebraska.
After a trip to Australia in 1931, George W. Norris, then U.S. senator for Nebraska, campaigned for reform, arguing that the bicameral system was based on the non-democratic British House of Lords, and that it was pointless to have two bodies of people doing the same thing and hence wasting money.
Tennessee Valley Authority
Federally owned electric utility corporation in the United States.
Federally owned electric utility corporation in the United States.
Senator George W. Norris of Nebraska also distrusted private utility companies, and in 1920 blocked a proposal from industrialist Henry Ford to build a private dam and create a utility to modernize the Tennessee Valley.
Joseph Gurney Cannon
American politician from Illinois and leader of the Republican Party.
American politician from Illinois and leader of the Republican Party.
On March 17, 1910, after two failed attempts to curb Cannon's absolute power in the House, Nebraska Representative George Norris led a coalition of 42 progressive Republicans and the entire delegation of 149 Democrats in a revolt.
Fiorello La Guardia
American attorney and politician who represented New York in the House of Representatives and served as the 99th Mayor of New York City from 1934 to 1945.
American attorney and politician who represented New York in the House of Representatives and served as the 99th Mayor of New York City from 1934 to 1945.
His major legislation was the Norris–La Guardia Act, cosponsored with Nebraska senator George Norris in 1932.
United States non-interventionism
Eventually applied by the United States between the late 18th century and the first half of the 20th century whereby it sought to avoid alliances with other nations in order to prevent itself from being drawn into wars which were not related to the direct territorial self-defense of the United States.
Eventually applied by the United States between the late 18th century and the first half of the 20th century whereby it sought to avoid alliances with other nations in order to prevent itself from being drawn into wars which were not related to the direct territorial self-defense of the United States.
The strongest opposition to American entry into the League of Nations came from the Senate where a tight-knit faction known as the Irreconcilables, led by William Borah and George Norris, had great objections regarding the clauses of the treaty which compelled America to come to the defense of other nations.
Modern liberalism in the United States
Form of social liberalism found in American politics.
Form of social liberalism found in American politics.
Other liberal Republicans included Senator Robert M. La Follette and his sons in Wisconsin (from about 1900 to 1946) and Western leaders such as Senator Hiram Johnson in California, Senator George W. Norris in Nebraska, Senator Bronson M. Cutting in New Mexico, Congresswoman Jeannette Rankin in Montana and Senator William Borah in Idaho from about 1900 to about 1940.
McCook, Nebraska
City in and the county seat of Red Willow County, Nebraska, United States.
City in and the county seat of Red Willow County, Nebraska, United States.
George W. Norris, who held seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate from 1903 to 1943, was a resident of McCook.
Valparaiso University
Private university located in Valparaiso, Indiana.
Private university located in Valparaiso, Indiana.
George William Norris, United States Senator from Nebraska and father of the Tennessee Valley Authority
Independent politician
Politician not affiliated with any political party or bureaucratic association.
Politician not affiliated with any political party or bureaucratic association.
Nebraska senator George W. Norris was elected for four terms as a Republican before changing to an independent after the Republicans lost their majority in Congress in 1930.
History of the Republican Party (United States)
One of the two major political parties in the United States.
One of the two major political parties in the United States.
Insurgent Midwesterners led by George Norris revolted against the conservatives led by Speaker Cannon.