</s> ▁E lij ah ▁H ise ▁N orton ▁was ▁a ▁US ▁Congress man ▁from ▁Missouri ▁during ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Civil ▁War . ▁ ▁Biography ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Russell ville , ▁Log an ▁County , ▁Kentucky , ▁November ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 8 2 1 ▁and ▁attended ▁the ▁public ▁schools ▁and ▁Centre ▁College , ▁Dan ville , ▁Kentucky ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁law ▁department ▁of ▁Trans ylvan ia ▁University , ▁Lex ington , ▁Kentucky , ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 2 ▁and ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁and ▁comm enced ▁practice ▁in ▁Pl atte ▁City , ▁Missouri , ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁county ▁att orney ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁and ▁judge ▁of ▁the ▁circuit ▁court ▁of ▁Missouri ▁ 1 8 5 2 – 1 8 6 0 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Civil ▁War , ▁E lij ah ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁out sp oken ▁voice ▁against ▁Missouri ' s ▁succession ▁from ▁the ▁Union . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Missouri ▁Constitution al ▁Convention ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 1 , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁driving ▁force ▁against ▁succession . ▁He ▁was ▁subsequently ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Dem ocrat ▁to ▁the ▁Th irty - se vent h ▁Congress ▁( M arch ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁– ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 ) ▁and ▁was ▁an ▁un success ful ▁candidate ▁for ▁re e lection ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁to ▁the ▁Th irty -