Charles H. Turner (politician)

Charles H. Turner

Charles Henry Turner (born May 26, 1861 in Wentworth , New Hampshire , † August 31, 1913 there ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1889 and 1891 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Charles Henry Turner was born and raised in Wentworth about six weeks after the outbreak of the Civil War . During this time he attended community schools. He moved to New York City in November 1879 . From 1886 to 1888 he attended Columbia College (now Columbia University ) in New York City. Then he worked in the ice cream shop. In 1888 he ran unsuccessfully for the Senate of New York . Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Party .

He was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in a by-election on December 9, 1889 to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Frank T. Fitzgerald . Since he on a run again in 1890 renounced, he left the after March 3, 1891 Congress of.

Between 1891 and 1893 he was the Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives . He studied law . He was admitted to the bar in 1897 and then began practicing in Washington DC. On July 16, 1903, he was appointed assistant district attorney for the District of Columbia - a position he held until his resignation on September 1, 1911. Turner was then appointed Special Assistant to the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia on November 27, 1911 . He held the post until his death on August 31, 1913 in Wentworth. His body was buried in Wentworth Cemetery .

Web links

• Charles H. Turner in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Charles H. Turner in the database of Find a Grave (English)