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Turner, S to T

TURNER (Soundex T656) — See also BURNER, DAURNER, DURNER, GLASSBURNER, HILTBURNER, HURNER, KAONI-TURNER, LATURNEAU, LATURNER, LOCKBURNER, MURNER, PURNER, RETURN, SOJOURNER, STONEBURNER, TARNER, THORNER, TOURNEAR, TURER, TURNELL, TURNESA, TURNEY, TURNIER, TURNURE, URNER, WEIDENBURNER.

  Turner, S. M. — of Quitman, Brooks County, Ga. Member of Georgia state house of representatives from Brooks County, 1923-24. Burial location unknown.
  Turner, S. S. — of Yankton, Yankton County, S.Dak. Postmaster at Yankton, S.Dak., 1895-97. Burial location unknown.
  Turner, S. S. — of Mobile, Mobile County, Ala. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1896. Burial location unknown.
  Turner, S. T. — Member of Virginia state senate 26th District, 1904-07. Burial location unknown.
  Turner, Sallie See Sarah Lucille Turner
  Turner, Samuel E. — of Chester, Delaware County, Pa. Mayor of Chester, Pa., 1906, 1924-31. Burial location unknown.
  Turner, Samuel G. — of Luzerne County, Pa. Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state senate 12th District, 1869-71. Burial location unknown.
  Turner, Sarah Lucille — also known as Sallie Turner — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Democrat. Member of Missouri state house of representatives from Jackson County 6th District, 1923-24; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1924. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Turner, Scott — Republican. Member of Texas state house of representatives 33rd District; elected 2012. Still living as of 2012.
  Turner, Sheila See Sheila Abdus-Salaam
  Turner, Shirley Kersey (b. 1941) — also known as Shirley K. Turner — of Lawrenceville, Mercer County, N.J. Born July 3, 1941. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1980 (alternate), 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008; Mercer County Freeholder, 1983-86; member of New Jersey state house of assembly 15th District, 1994-97; member of New Jersey state senate 15th District, 1998-. Female. African ancestry. Member, NAACP. Still living as of 2016.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Turner, Smith Spangler (1842-1898) — also known as Smith S. Turner — of Front Royal, Warren County, Va. Born in Virginia, 1842. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Virginia 7th District, 1894-97. Died in 1898 (age about 56 years). Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery, Front Royal, Va.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Turner, Stan — of Arizona. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 2000. Still living as of 2000.
  Turner, Stanley W. (1843-1905) — of Ingham County, Mich. Born in 1843. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1877, 1889-90 (Ingham County 2nd District 1877, Ogemaw District 1889-90); Michigan state auditor general, 1893-96. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., March 26, 1905 (age about 61 years). Interment somewhere in Detroit, Mich.
  Turner, Steve — U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, 1967. Still living as of 1967.
  Turner, Sylvester (b. 1954) — of Houston, Harris County, Tex. Born in Houston, Harris County, Tex., September 27, 1954. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Texas state house of representatives 139th District, 1989-2016; mayor of Houston, Tex., 2016-; defeated, 1991, 2003; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1996 (alternate), 2000, 2004; member, Platform Committee, 2008. Baptist. African ancestry. Member, Alpha Phi Alpha; American Bar Association; National Bar Association. Still living as of 2018.
  See also Wikipedia article — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Turner, Teresa Lyn — also known as Teresa Turner — of Adair County, Okla. Republican. Chair of Adair County Republican Party, 2014; Republican Presidential Elector for Oklahoma, 2016 (voted for Donald Trump and Mike Pence). Female. Still living as of 2016.
  Turner, Theo F. See Theodore Francis Turner
  Turner, Theodore Francis (1868-1951) — also known as Theo F. Turner; "Father of Idaho State College" — of Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho. Born in Ringgold, Morgan County, Ohio, May 4, 1868. Republican. Abstract and title business; member of Idaho state house of representatives, 1901-02; mayor of Pocatello, Idaho, 1913-15; Idaho state auditor, 1903-05; in March 1915, the commissioner of the U.S. General Land Office found him guilty of irregular practices in land office transactions; later, in August 1915, the Department of the Interior announced that he had been exonerated; acting postmaster at Pocatello, Idaho, 1932-33. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons. Died in Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho, April 17, 1951 (age 82 years, 348 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Pocatello, Idaho.
  Relatives: Married 1889 to Lucy Petty.
  Turner Hall, on the campus of Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Turner, Thomas — of Rensselaer County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Rensselaer County, 1817-18. Burial location unknown.
  Turner, Thomas (1821-1900) — of Mt. Sterling, Montgomery County, Ky. Born in Richmond, Madison County, Ky., September 10, 1821. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1861-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1864; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 9th District, 1877-81. Slaveowner. Died in Mt. Sterling, Montgomery County, Ky., September 11, 1900 (age 79 years, 1 days). Interment at Machpelah Cemetery, Mt. Sterling, Ky.
  Relatives: Married to Henrietta Robertson.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Turner, Thomas (b. 1966) — also known as Tom Turner — of Macomb Township, Macomb County, Mich. Born October 8, 1966. Republican. Owner of computer-aided design firm; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 10th District, 2000. Still living as of 2000.
  Turner, Thomas Arthur (1878-1943) — also known as Arthur Turner — of Jonesboro, Craighead County, Ark.; San Diego, San Diego County, Calif. Born in Corydon, Henderson County, Ky., February 11, 1878. Lawyer; member of Arkansas state senate, 1908-11. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died, of arteriosclerosis, in a hospital at San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., October 22, 1943 (age 65 years, 253 days). Interment at Glen Abbey Memorial Park, Bonita, Calif.
  Relatives: Grandson of James Albert Turner.
  Turner, Thomas F. — of Canton, Stark County, Ohio. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1920. Burial location unknown.
  Turner, Thomas Goodwin (1810-1875) — also known as Thomas G. Turner — of Warren, Bristol County, R.I. Born in Warren, Bristol County, R.I., October 24, 1810. Republican. Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island, 1857-59; Governor of Rhode Island, 1859-60; Republican Presidential Elector for Rhode Island, 1860 (voted for Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin); member of Republican National Committee from Rhode Island, 1866-68. Died January 3, 1875 (age 64 years, 71 days). Interment at South Cemetery, Warren, R.I.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Turner, Thomas Johnston (1815-1874) — also known as Thomas J. Turner — of Freeport, Stephenson County, Ill. Born in Trumbull County, Ohio, April 5, 1815. Democrat. Lawyer; probate judge in Illinois, 1842; postmaster; newspaper publisher; U.S. Representative from Illinois 6th District, 1847-49; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1854; mayor of Freeport, Ill., 1855; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 56th District, 1869-70. Died in Hot Springs, Garland County, Ark., April 4, 1874 (age 58 years, 364 days). Interment at City Cemetery, Freeport, Ill.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Turner, Thomas M. — of Savannah, Chatham County, Ga. Mayor of Savannah, Ga., 1858-59. Burial location unknown.
  Turner, Thomas W. — of Sussex County, Del. Member of Delaware state house of representatives from Sussex County 10th District, 1921-22. Burial location unknown.
  Turner, Thomas W., Sr. — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Republican. Candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 7th District, 1954, 1956. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Turner, Tim — Republican. Candidate for Texas state house of representatives 134th District, 1992. Still living as of 1992.
  Turner, Tim — Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for Texas, 2012 (voted for Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan). Still living as of 2012.
  Turner, Todd M. — of New York. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 2000. Still living as of 2000.
  Turner, Tom — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1968, 1972. Still living as of 1972.
  Turner, Tom See Thomas Turner
  Turner, Trish A. — Republican. Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 2020 (on behalf of Donald Trump and Mike Pence); Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 2024 (on behalf of Donald Trump and J. D. Vance). Female. Still living as of 2024.



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