ro ach ments ▁of ▁the ▁Pen ns , ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁support ▁the ▁proposition ▁to ▁convert ▁Pennsylvania ▁into ▁a ▁royal ▁province . ▁He ▁res igned ▁his ▁speak ership ▁when , ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 4 , ▁a ▁pet ition ▁to ▁that ▁effect ▁passed ▁the ▁Assembly . ▁ ▁Re - elect ed ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁election , ▁Nor ris ▁res igned ▁again . ▁Due ▁to ▁poor ▁health , ▁he ▁retired ▁shortly ▁there after . ▁He ▁died ▁at ▁his ▁estate ▁" F air hill ". ▁His ▁death ▁marked ▁the ▁passing ▁of ▁the ▁Qu akers ' ▁ ▁strong ▁influence ▁in ▁Pennsylvania ' s ▁politics , ▁as ▁more ▁people ▁of ▁other ▁background s ▁came ▁to ▁power . ▁ ▁Sch olar ▁Nor ris ▁was ▁an ▁excellent ▁French , ▁Latin , ▁and ▁Heb rew ▁scholar , ▁collected ▁a ▁valuable ▁library , ▁and ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁educational ▁and ▁bene vol ent ▁enter pr ises . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁trust ee ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁and ▁Academy ▁of ▁Philadelphia ▁( now ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ) ▁from ▁ 1 7 5 1 ▁until ▁his ▁res ignation ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 5 . ▁ ▁D augh ter ▁Nor ris ' s ▁daughter ▁was ▁Mary ▁Nor ris ▁Dick inson , ▁who ▁married ▁John ▁Dick inson . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bi ographical ▁sketch ▁and ▁portrait ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁" Is a ac ▁Nor ris ", ▁by ▁George ▁W . ▁Nor ris , ▁The ▁Pennsylvania ▁Magazine ▁of ▁History ▁and ▁Biography , ▁Vol . ▁ 1 , ▁No . ▁ 4 ▁(