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.