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See all on Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_NortonJoshua Abraham Norton (February 4, 1818 – January 8, 1880), known as Emperor Norton, was a resident of San Francisco, California who, in 1859, proclaimed himself "Norton I., Emperor of the United States". In 1863, after Napoleon III invaded Mexico, he took the secondary title of "Protector of … See more
Norton's parents were John Norton (d. 1848) and Sarah Norden (d. 1846), who were English Jews. John was a farmer and merchant, and Sarah was a daughter of Abraham Norden and a sister of Benjamin Norden, a … See more
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By 1859, Norton had become completely discontented with what he considered the inadequacies of the … See more• The Emperor Norton Trust, nonprofit that advances the legacy of Emperor Norton through research, education and advocacy
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Details of Norton's life story may have been forgotten, but he has been immortalized in literature. Mark Twain resided in San Francisco during part of Emperor Norton's … See more
1. ^ John Lumea, "Emperor Norton, c.1871–72", The Emperor Norton Trust, June 27, 2017.
2. ^ Most sources agree that England was Norton's birthplace, and several pinpoint the … See morePeople mentioned in the articleWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA licenseImages of Emperor Joshua Norton
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https://www.thoughtco.com/biography-of-joshua...WebJan 29, 2018 · "At the peremptory request and desire of a large majority of the citizens of these United States, I, Joshua Norton, formerly of Algoa …
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WebAt the peremptory request of a large majority of the citizens of these United States, I, Joshua Norton, formerly of Algoa Bay, Cape of Good Hope, and now for the last nine years and ten months past of San Francisco, …
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WebJoshua A. Norton was born in London in 1819. Joshua Abraham Norton was the son of John and Sara Norton, who migrated from England in 1820 to settle in Cape Town, South …
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WebJan 18, 2019 · In 1850s San Francisco, a man named Joshua Norton became totally disgusted with what he felt were the failures of the political …
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WebBorn in London, Norton spent most of his early life in South Africa. Lured by the Gold Rush, he emigrated to San Francisco in 1849 after inheriting money from his father. Norton …
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WebSince his death, and beginning in the late 1960s, Emperor Norton I has been periodically honored as a celebrity of the city. Self-proclaimed Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico. Born Joshua …
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https://masonicfind.com/joshua-abraham-nortonWeb“At the peremptory request of a large majority of the citizens of these United States, I, Joshua Norton, formerly of also Bay, Cape of Good Hope, and now too the last nine years and ten months past of San Francisco, …
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WebMay 17, 2021 · In his 1986 biography of Emperor Norton, William Drury wrote, of the pre-imperial Joshua: On his made-ground at the southwest corner of Jackson and Sansome …
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