1819 - 1880
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| First Name |
Joshua
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| Middle Name |
Emperor
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| Last Name |
Norton
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| Full Name at Birth |
Joseph Amster
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1818
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| Birthplace |
England
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| Died |
8th January, 1880
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| Place of Death |
San Francisco
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| Religion |
Jewish
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation |
Personality
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| Claim to Fame |
Claimed to be Emperor of the United States
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| Year(s) Active |
1859–80
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| Friend |
Bummer and Lazarus (stray dogs)
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Joshua Abraham Norton (February 4, 1818 – January 8, 1880), known as Emperor Norton, was a citizen of San Francisco, California, who proclaimed himself "Norton I, Emperor of the United States" in 1859. In 1863 he took the secondary title of "Protector of Mexico" after Napoleon III invaded Mexico. Norton was born in England but spent most of his early life in South Africa. He sailed west after the death of his mother in 1846 and his father in 1848, arriving in San Francisco possibly in November 1849.
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