Turner, E. B – Turpie, David
Turner, E. B
lawyer, jurist, was born May 24, 1825, in Putney, Vt. In 1853 he moved to Texas; and in 1866 was appointed United States district attorney for the western district of Texas. He became attorney-general of the state under the reconstruction acts; and in 1871 was appointed judge of the thirty-second judicial district of the state, serving until 1876. He was then elected judge of the sixteenth judicial district, and resigned in 1880 to accept the appointment of United States district judge for the western district of Texas. TURNER, MRS. ELIZA [SPROAT], author, poet, was born in 1826 in Pennsylvania. She is a poet of Pennsylvania; and the author of Out-of-Door Rhymes.
Turner, Erastus J
soldier, lawyer, legislator, congressman, was born Dec. 26, 1846, in Lockport, Pa. He enlisted in company E, thirteenth Iowa in fantry in 1864, and remained till the close of the war. He moved to Kansas in 1879: and was elected a member of the legislature in 1881, and re-elected in 1883. He was elected secretary of the Kansas board of railroad commissioners in 1883. He was elected to the fiftieth congress, and was re-elected to the fifty-first congress as a republican.
Turner, Frederick Hugh
merchant, state senator, was born Oct. 31, 1859, in Rock county, Wis. He is a successful merchant of Idaho Falls, Idaho; and has served as a member of the state senate.
Turner, George
soldier, jurist, was born in 1750 in England. He was a captain, and commanded in South Carolina; and was distinguished at the battles in that state. He was commissioned judge of the Northwest territory in 1789. He died March 16, 1843, in Philadelphia, Pa.
Turner, George
lawyer, jurist, United States senator, was born Feb. 25, 1850, in Edina, Mo. He was associate justice of the supreme court for the territory of Washington from 1884 till 1886; was a member of the constitutional convention which framed the constitution for the state of Washington; and was elected to - the United States senate as a representative of the people's party.
Turner, Henry G
lawyer, state legislator, congressman, was born March 20, 1839, in Franklin county, N. C. He engaged in practice at Quitman, Ga.; and was a presidential elector in 1872. He was three times elected a representative in the state legislature. He was elected a representative from Georgia to the forty-seventh congress; and was re-elected to the forty-eighth, forty-ninth, fiftieth, fiftyfirst, fifty-second, fifty-third, and fiftyfourth congresses as a democrat.
Turner, Henry Mcneal
bishop, author, was born Feb. 1, 1833, in Newberry, S. C. He is a bishop of the African methodist church; and the author of a work on Methodist Polity.
Turner, James
soldier, United States senator, governor, was born Dec. 20, 1766, in Southampton, Va. He served in the revolution as a private soldier; entered public life in 1800 as a member of the legislature of North Carolina; in 1802 was elected governor of the state; and was a senator in congress from North Carolina from 1805 to 1816. He died Jan. 15, 1824, in Bloomsbury.
Turner, James
congressman, was born in Maryland. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1833 to 1837.
Turner, John Orman
educator, college president, was born Nov. 27, 1850, in Greene county, Ala. He received his education at the Howard college, from which institution he received the degree of A. M.; the university of Alabama; and graduated from the State Normal college of Troy with the degree of LL. D. He has been principal of the Springville High school; president of the Ashville college; county superintendent of education; since 1894 has been state superintendent of education for Alabama; and for nearly a quarter of a century Dr. Turner has been engaged in practical educational work.
Turner, John Wesley
soldier, civil engineer, was born July 19, 1833, in Saratoga county, N. Y. He was promoted major-general of volunteers for gallant and meritorious service on several occasions before the enemy, and brigadiergeneral and major-general United States army for services in the field during the rebellion. Since 1877 he has been a street commissioner and member of the board of public works of St. Louis, Mo.
Turner, Oscar
agriculturist, lawyer, state senator, congressman, was born Feb. 3, 1825, in New Orleans, La. In 1851 he was elected commonwealth's attorney for Kentucky, and served four years. In 1867 he was elected state senator, and served four years; and was elected a representative from Kentucky to the fortysixth, forty-seventh, and forty-eighth congresses as an independent democrat.
Turner, Peter
naval officer, was born Feb. 17, 1803, in Rhode Island. He was placed on the reserved list in 1855, and was on waiting orders until 1861, when he was commissioned commander, and was governor of the naval asylum at Philadelphia during the civil war. He was promoted to commodore in 1862. He died Feb. 17, 1871, in Philadelphia, Pa.
Turner, Samuel Epes
author, was born in 1846 in Maryland. He is the author of A Sketch of the Germanic Constitution from Early Times to the Dissolution of the Empire.
Turner, Samuel Hulbeart
clergyman, educator, author, was born Jan. 23, 1790, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was an episcopal clergyman, professor in the General Theological seminary in New York city in 1818-61, and best known by his Commentaries on Hebrews, Romans, Ephesians, and Galatians. Other works by him are, Companion to the Book of Genesis; Thoughts on Scripture Prophecy; Comparing Spiritual Things with Spiritual; and Biographical Notices of Jewish Rabbis. He died Dec. 21, 1861, in New York city.
Turner, Smith S
soldier, lawyer, state legislator, congressman, was born Nov. 21, 1842, in Warren county, Va. He taught mathematics in a female seminary at Winchester, Va., for two years after the war; studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1869. He was a member of the Virginia legislature in 1869-1872; was for a number of years prosecuting attorney for Warren county, and is still engaged in the practice of law. He was elected to the fifty-third and re-elected to the fifty-fourth congress as a democrat.
Turner, Thomas
naval officer, was born Dec. 23, 1808, in Washington, D. C.
He served in the United States navy in the civil war attaining the rank of rear-admiral. He died March 24, 1883, in Glen Mills, Pa.
Turner, Thomas
lawyer, state legislator, congressman, was born Sept. 10, 1821, in Richmond, Ky. He was commonwealth attorney from 1846 to 1849; and was a representative in the Kentucky state legislature from 1861 to 1863. He was elected a representative from Kentucky to the forty-fifth congress; and reelected to the forty-sixth congress as a democrat.
Turner, Thomas G
governor. He was governor of Rhode Island for one year, beginning in 1859.
Turner, Thomas J
lawyer, jurist, state legislator, congressman, was born April 5, 1815, in Trumbull county, Ohio.
He settled in Freeport, Ill.; and was made justice of the peace, which office he held for several years. In 1842 he was elected probate justice of the peace; and in 1844 was appointed postmaster. In 1845 he was chosen state's attorney for the sixth judicial district; and in 1846 was elected a representative in the thirtieth congress. In 1854 he was a member of the lower house of the legislature, and was chosen speaker.
Turner, Thomas Sloss
journalist, poet, was born July 30, 1860, in Woodburn, Ky. He is a Texas journalist and poet; and the author of Life's Brevity, and Other Poems; Heart Melodies; and A Dream of Bachelors.
Turner, Turner
lawyer, jurist, was born in Ohio. He was appointed from Ohio chief justice of the United States court for the territory of Nevada, residing at Carson City.
Turner, William F
lawyer, jurist, was born in Pennsylvania. He removed to Iowa, from which state he was appointed chief justice of the United States court for the territory of Arizona.
Turney, Hopkins Lacey
soldier, lawyer, congressman, United States senator, was born Oct. 3, 1797, in Smith county, Tenn. From 1828 to 1838 he served in the Tennessee legislature; and was a representative in congress from Tennessee from 1837 to 1843. He served in the senate of the United States from 1845 to 1851. He died Aug. 1, 1857, in Winchester, Tenn.
Turney, Jacob
lawyer, state senator, congressman, was born Feb. 18, 1825, in Greensburg, Pa. He was elected district attorney for Westmoreland county in 1850; and was re-elected in 1853, and continued in that office six years. He was state senator in 1858-60; and speaker of that body in 1859. In 1874 he was elected a representative from Pennsylvania to the forty-fourth congress; and was reelected to the forty-fifth congress.
Turpie, David
lawyer, jurist, United States senator, was born July 8, 1829, in Hamilton county, Ohio. He was judge of the court of common pleas in 1854, and was judge of the circuit court in 1856, both of which offices he resigned. In 1853 and also in 1858 he was a member of the legislature of Indiana; and in 1863 was elected a senator in congress to fill a vacancy. He was elected a member of the house of representatives of the general assembly of Indiana and served as speaker of that body in 1874-75. In 1878 he was appointed one of the three commissioners to revise the laws of Indiana, serving three years as such. In 1886 he was appointed United States district attorney for the state of Indiana and served as such until 1887.
He was elected to the United States senate as a democrat in 1887; and was re-elected in 1893. His term of service will expire March 3, 1899.