Evermont Hope Norton

Evermont Hope Norton (1873–1960) was a stock broker and railroad tycoon from Richmond, Virginia.

Biography

Norton was one of five sons of Presley Evermont Norton and Lillie Hope. He studied law at the University of Virginia from 1891 to 1895 where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi.

In 1897, Norton became director and vice-president of the Michigan Traction Company, following his father into the railroad business. In 1899, he became director and president of the Ecuador Development Company, director of the Guayaquil and Quito Railway Company, and vice-president and director of the American Zinc Mining Company. He later became president and chairman of the Ecuadorian Corporation, Ltd. and the International Products Corporation.

Norton was the grandfather of the Ecuadorian archeologist Presley Norton Yoder.