▁S . ▁ar tem is ia ▁L our .) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁St ach ys ▁At : Index ▁N omin um ▁Gener ic orum ▁At : ▁References ▁At : ▁N M N H ▁Department ▁of ▁Bot any ▁ ▁St ach ys ▁In : ▁Species ▁Plant ar um ▁At : ▁B iod iversity ▁Heritage ▁Library ▁▁▁ ▁Category : L am ia ceae ▁gener a ▁Category : T ax a ▁named ▁by ▁Carl ▁Lin na eus <0x0A> </s> ▁Michael ▁N orton ▁( Dec ember ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁in ▁County ▁Ros common , ▁Ireland ▁– ▁April ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁politician ▁from ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁Life ▁The ▁family ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁when ▁Michael ▁was ▁still ▁an ▁infant . ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁work ▁when ▁eight ▁years ▁old , ▁first ▁in ▁a ▁cro ck ery ▁factory , ▁then ▁in ▁a ▁sugar ▁ref in ery . ▁At ▁age ▁ 1 6 , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁mess ▁boy ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁ste amer ▁Atlantic ▁of ▁the ▁Collins ▁Line . ▁After ▁six ▁tri ps ▁across ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Ocean , ▁he ▁abandoned ▁the ▁mar itime ▁service , ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁co oper ▁instead . ▁ ▁He ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁as ▁a ▁captain ▁of ▁volunte ers ▁from ▁May ▁to ▁November ▁ 1 8 6 1 , ▁when ▁he ▁res igned ▁his ▁commission ▁to ▁take ▁care ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁after ▁his ▁father '