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.