Mayoral History

James Rees Norton, Sr., son of Leander Newton and Jonnie Rees Norton, was born December 24, 1883 in Lynchburg, Tennessee. He attended Moore County schools until moving to Winchester in 1898, when he enrolled at Winchester Normal College. He began his business career as an employee of the Home Bank and Trust Company. He entered the jewelry business in 1906 and established the Norton Jewelry Store, which he operated for fifty years. In 1908 he married Annie Overton Fuller and they were the parents of one son. He was Mayor of Winchester from 1935-1941. He retired from the jewelry business in 1956 and died at Winchester Memorial Hospital on January 18, 1958. He was buried in Winchester City Cemetery.


		James Rees Norton, Sr., son of Leander Newton and Jonnie Rees Norton, was born December 24, 1883 in Lynchburg, Tennessee. He attended Moore County schools until moving to Winchester in 1898, when he enrolled at Winchester Normal College. He began his business career as an employee of the Home Bank and Trust Company. He entered the jewelry business in 1906 and established the Norton Jewelry Store, which he operated for fifty years. In 1908 he married Annie Overton Fuller and they were the parents of one son. He was Mayor of Winchester from 1935-1941. He retired from the jewelry business in 1956 and died at Winchester Memorial Hospital on January 18, 1958. He was buried in Winchester City Cemetery.
	Mayor James Norton, Sr.
	1935-1941