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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › James_Lansdowne_NortonJames Lansdowne Norton - Wikipedia

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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.

2. www.nortonownersclub.org › history › 1898-19391898 - 1939 | Norton Owners Club

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   1898 to 1939. 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. In 1898 he started the Norton Manufacturing Co. to make chains and other items for bicycles.

3. fleshandrelics.com › 2012 › 04James Lansdowne Norton – Flesh & Relics

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   Apr 16, 2012 · On 21 April 1925, James Lansdowne Norton died at his home in Sampson Rd, Birmingham at the age of 56. He was buried at Lodge Hill Cemetery in Selly Oak, Birmingham, England. Norton was never a large company, and their reputation was built on engineering rather than mass production.

4. nortonmotorcycles.com › stories › celebratingCelebrating Notable People Who Steered the Brand’s Legacy

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   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.

5. www.motorsportmagazine.com › archive › articleNorton: Riding back from the brink - Motor Sport Magazine

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   Jun 24, 2020 · When Norton won the twin-cylinder class at the 1907 TT, it used a French Peugeot engine, but James Lansdowne Norton erased the FP logo (for Frères Peugeot) from the crankcases to disguise its origins.

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6. www.gracesguide.co.uk › James_Lansdowne_NortonJames Lansdowne Norton - Graces Guide

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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 commenced to build and repair cycles and motor cycles.

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   Who is James Lansdowne Norton?

   • 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.

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   When did James Lansdowne Norton win the TT?

   • James Lansdowne Norton’s embryonic enterprise won the twin-cylinder class at the inaugural 1907 Isle of Man TT, dominated grand prix and TT racing from the 1920s to the outbreak of World War II, won several world championships in the 1950s, took its last grand prix victory in 1969 and its final TT successes in 1973 and ’92.

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   When did James Norton start the Norton Manufacturing Company?

   • James Norton started The Norton Manufacturing Company at the age of 29 in 1898 at premises in Bradford Street, Birmingham. Initially supplying bicycle spare parts he progressed to fully assembled bicycles. Norton's business was interrupted when he went down with a severe bout of rheumatic fever in 1888.

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8. cybermotorcycle.com › james-lansdowne-nortonJames Lansdowne Norton, Biography - Sheldon's EMU

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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.