NORWOOD, Thomas Manson, a Senator and a Representative from Georgia; born in Talbot County, Ga., April 26, 1830; pursued an academic course; graduated from Emory College, Oxford, Ga., in 1850; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1852 and commenced practice in Savannah, Ga.; member, State house of representatives 1861-1862; presidential elector on the Democratic ticket in 1868; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate and served from November 14, 1871, to March 3, 1877; resumed the practice of law in Savannah, Ga.; elected as a Representative to the Forty-ninth and Fiftieth Congresses (March 4, 1885-March 3, 1889); again resumed the practice of law; appointed judge of the city court of Savannah in 1896 and served twelve years; retired to his country home, ”Hancock Hall,” near Savannah, Ga., and died there June 19, 1913, interment in Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.