Background
Norton, only son of Theodore and Mary (Judd) Norton, was born in Cornwall, Connecticut, March 28, 1808.
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Augustus Norton
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He graduated from Yale College in 1832.
Career
After graduation he was principal for two years of the academy in Catskill, New York, at the same time reading theology with the Review Thomas M. Smith. This position he held for more than 19 years, the church flourishing greatly under his leadership. In May 1845, he originated, and for 23 years edited and published the Presbytery Reporter, a monthly magazine.
After the union of the Old and New School Assemblies in 1870, the field of his secretaryship was limited to the Synod of Illinois South.
He died, after a lingering illness, in Alton, April 29, 1884, at the age of 76. His usefulness was especially marked in planting and nourishing churches in Central and Southern Illinois.
The degree of Doctor of Divinity was conferred on him by Wabash College, Indiana, in 1868. This article incorporates public domain material from the 1884 Yale Obituary Record.
