e ighth ▁Congress . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁State ▁constitution al ▁convention ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 , ▁and ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁primary ▁authors ▁of ▁the ▁Missouri ▁Constitution ▁of ▁ 1 8 7 5 . ▁The ▁Missouri ▁Constitution ▁of ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁was ▁inform ally ▁called ▁" N orton ' s ▁Constitution " ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁major ▁influence ▁over ▁its ▁content ▁and ▁his ▁knowledge ▁of ▁constitution al ▁law . ▁E lij ah ▁was ▁subsequently ▁appointed ▁and ▁then ▁elected ▁as ▁judge ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁Missouri , ▁serving ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 8 . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁jud icial ▁term ▁was ▁over , ▁he ▁was ▁ur ged ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁Missouri ▁governor ▁and ▁for ▁United ▁States ▁Senator ▁from ▁Missouri , ▁but ▁he ▁decl ined . ▁He ▁then ▁res umed ▁the ▁private ▁practice ▁of ▁law ▁and ▁the ▁care ▁of ▁his ▁estate ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁Pl atte ▁City , ▁August ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁ ▁His ▁inter ment ▁was ▁in ▁Pl atte ▁City ▁C emetery . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁dev out ▁bapt ist , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death ▁was ▁the ▁oldest ▁living ▁Fre em ason ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁William ▁Harrison ▁N orton ▁was ▁his ▁great - grand son . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Retrieved ▁on ▁ 2 0 0 9 - 0 3 - 1 8 ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 2 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1