Imperial County CA Archives Biographies.....Norrish, Enos J. 1861 - 
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Author: F. C. Farr (editor, 1918)

ENOS J. NORRISH.—The efficient and popular justice of the peace and recorder of
the thriving city of Holtville, came to Imperial County in September, 1904. He
is one of the representative men and loyal citizens of his locality. Mr. Norrish
was born in Ontario, Canada, March 22, 1861, a son of Joshua and Elizabeth
Norrish. His father passed away at the age of seventy-six and his mother resides
in Toronto, Canada, and is now in her ninety-second year. The family records on
both sides of the house go back to old English ancestry. The subject of this
review received his education in the public schools of Canada. He entered the
normal school of Canada and graduated at the age of twenty-three. He taught
school for several years in various places and when he took up his residence in
the town of Imperial, he was made principal of the school, serving for four
years, this being the first school in Imperial. Mr. Norrish possessed unbounded
faith in the agricultural possibilities of Imperial County, and removed to
Holtville. Here he purchased a fine ranch and brought it up to a high state of
cultivation. He erected substantial buildings and still resides on the ranch. He
engaged in alfalfa growing for years when he changed the crop to cotton. Mr.
Norrish is at present clerk of the high school board of Holtville, and serves as
a member of the county board of education. Fraternally he is a member of the K.
of P. of Holtville. He was united in marriage to Miss Grace Beckett of St.
Catharines, Ontario, April 19, 1889, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Beckett,
both deceased. Mrs. Norrish's father was buried near Effingham, Canada, and her
mother was buried at Santa Ana, California. To Mr. and Mrs. Norrish have been
born two children: Ernest S., now in the engineering corps with the United
States Army at Camp Lewis; Agnes E. is at present attending high school. In
choosing its representatives for various official positions the city of
Holtville is fortunate in having a man whose former record has been clearly
established. Mr. Norrish has shown himself to be a capable public official. He
has a wide circle of friends and acquaintances among Imperial County's best
citizenship.

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THE HISTORY
OF
IMPERIAL COUNTY
CALIFORNIA
EDITED BY
F. C. FARR

IN ONE VOLUME
ILLUSTRATED
Published by ELMS AND FRANKS
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA 1918


Printed by Taylor & Taylor, San Francisco


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