- William Norton
Infobox Politician
name = William Norton
birth_date = 1900
birth_place =Dublin ,Ireland
death_date = death date and age|1963|12|4|1900|1|1|df=y
death_place =Dublin , Ireland
office =Tánaiste
term_start = 18 February 1948
term_end = 13 June 1951
predecessor =Seán Lemass
successor =Seán Lemass
office2 =Tánaiste & Minister for Industry & Commerce
term_start2 = 2 June 1954
term_end2 = 20 March 1957
predecessor2 =Seán Lemass
successor2 =Seán Lemass
party = Labour PartyWilliam Norton (1900 – 4 December 1963) was an Irish Labour Party politician, and leader of the party from 1932 to 1960. [cite web
url=http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?id=1545
title=William Norton
work=ElectionsIreland.org
accessdate=2008-09-28]Norton was born in
Dublin in 1900. He joined the postal service in 1916. By 1920 he was a prominent member in the trade union movement inIreland . From 1924 to 1948 he served as secretary of the Post Office Workers' Union. He became aTeachta Dála (TD) for Dublin County in 1926. He represented Kildare from 1932 until his death.cite web
url=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?MemberFirstName=William&MemberName=Norton&disp=src&housetype=&HouseNum=&ConstID=
title=Mr. William Norton
work=Oireachtas Members Database
accessdate=2008-09-28]In 1932 he became leader of the Labour Party. In the First Inter-Party Government (1948–1951), Norton became
Tánaiste and Minister for Social Welfare. In the Second Inter-Party Government (1954–1957), Norton served as Tánaiste and Minister for Industry and Commerce.William Norton died in Dublin in 1963. His son Patrick Norton served as a TD for Kildare from 1965 to 1969.
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