Daniel Turner (politician)

Daniel Turner (born September 21, 1796 in Warrenton , Warren County , North Carolina , † July 21, 1860 on Mare Island , California ) was an American politician . Between 1827 and 1829 he represented the state of North Carolina in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Daniel Turner was the son of US Senator and Governor James Turner (1766-1824). He first attended preparatory schools and then graduated from the US Military Academy at West Point by 1814 . After graduating, he became a lieutenant in the artillery and took part in the final stages of the British-American War . Later he was a military engineer. On May 17, 1815 Turner gave to the military service and continued until 1817 instead his own education at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg ( Virginia ) continue. He then moved to North Carolina, where he embarked on a political career.

Between 1819 and 1823 Turner was a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives . In the congressional election of 1826 he was elected as an independent candidate in the sixth constituency of North Carolina to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Weldon Nathaniel Edwards on March 4, 1827 . Since he refused to run again in 1828, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1829 . This was overshadowed by the heated discussions between supporters and opponents of the future President Andrew Jackson .

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Daniel Turner became director of the girls' school in Warrenton. After founding the first naval shipyard in California on Mare Island, he became a senior civil engineer there. He held this office until his death on July 21, 1860. He was buried in the local naval cemetery.

Web links

• Daniel Turner in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Daniel Turner in the database of Find a Grave (English)