Thomas Turner (politician)

Thomas Turner (born September 10, 1821 in Richmond , Madison County , Kentucky , †  September 11, 1900 in Mount Sterling , Kentucky) was an American politician . Between 1877 and 1881 he represented the state of Kentucky in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Thomas Turner first attended the Richmond Academy and then until 1840 the Center College in Danville . After a subsequent law degree at the Transylvania Law School in Lexington and his admission as a lawyer in 1842, he began to work in Richmond in this profession. From 1845 to 1846 he worked as a public prosecutor. He then took part in the Mexican-American War as a simple soldier . In November 1854, Turner moved to Mount Sterling, where he practiced as a lawyer. Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1861 and 1863 he was an MP in the Kentucky House of Representatives .

In the congressional election of 1876 Turner was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the ninth constituency of Kentucky , where he succeeded Republican John D. White on March 4, 1877 . After re-election in 1878, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until March 3, 1881 . In the elections of 1880 he was defeated by his predecessor White, who also became his successor in the US House of Representatives. After leaving Congress, Thomas Turner retired from politics. In the following years he worked as a lawyer again. He died in Mount Sterling in September 1900.

Web links

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

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