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James Lansdowne Norton (1869 – 21 April 1925) was an English motorcycle designer, inventor and manufacturer of the Norton motorcycles. One of the pioneers of the British motorcycle industry.
James Lansdowne Norton was born in Birmingham in 1869, the son of a cabinet maker. As a boy he showed an early aptitude for mechanical devices and upon finishing his education was apprenticed to a toolmaker in the jewellery trade.
James Lansdowne Norton, affectionately known as ‘Pa’, founded Norton in 1898 as a manufacturer of fittings and parts for the two-wheel trade. Little did he know what that simple business would go on to become.
James Lansdowne ‘Pa’ Norton, 1869-1925. The eponymous founder of the brand, James Norton was a Birmingham lad born and bred. Exhibiting remarkable mechanical ability from a young age, he transitioned into tool making, where his fascination with bicycles took root.
Winner of 34 TTs, many hundreds of major Grands Prix, and literally thousands of local races all over the world, the Norton is certainly the greatest name in the history of motorcycle racing....
James Lansdowne Norton was founder of the firm of Norton, and one of the best-known motor-cycle manufacturers in the country. He was born in 1868 and his connection with the industry dates from 1901, when he commenced to build and repair cycles and motor cycles.
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James Lansdowne Norton was founder of the firm of Norton, and one of the best-known motor-cycle manufacturers in the country. He was born in 1868 and his connection with the industry dates from 1901, when he began to building and repairing cycles and motor cycles.
