Daniel Sheldon Norton (April 12, 1829 – July 13, 1870) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the Minnesota State Senate and as a U.S.

[1] He attended Kenyon College but left school to serve with the 2nd Ohio Volunteers in the Mexican–American War.

For several years he moved to California and Nicaragua but he returned to Ohio in 1852 and was admitted to the bar shortly thereafter.

Initially elected as a Unionist, Norton later aligned himself with the more moderate Republican faction in the senate.

This led to tension with the more radical Republicans of Minnesota who passed a resolution censuring Norton for his actions and calling for his resignation.