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Turner was born near Henderson, North Carolina. He attended the University of Virginia (UVA) in Charlottesville in 1857 before moving to Brooks County, Georgia, in 1859 to teach school. During the American Civil War, Turner enlisted as a private in the Confederate States Army and eventually rose to the rank of captain. After the war, he studied law, gained admittance to the state bar in 1865 and began practicing law in Quitman, Georgia. In 1874, Turner was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in the $3 and served in that capacity until 1876. He also served as a delegate to the 1876 Democratic National Convention.

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  • Turner was born near Henderson, North Carolina. He attended the University of Virginia (UVA) in Charlottesville in 1857 before moving to Brooks County, Georgia, in 1859 to teach school. During the American Civil War, Turner enlisted as a private in the Confederate States Army and eventually rose to the rank of captain. After the war, he studied law, gained admittance to the state bar in 1865 and began practicing law in Quitman, Georgia. In 1874, Turner was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in the $3 and served in that capacity until 1876. He also served as a delegate to the 1876 Democratic National Convention.
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  • Turner was born near Henderson, North Carolina. He attended the University of Virginia (UVA) in Charlottesville in 1857 before moving to Brooks County, Georgia, in 1859 to teach school. During the American Civil War, Turner enlisted as a private in the Confederate States Army and eventually rose to the rank of captain. After the war, he studied law, gained admittance to the state bar in 1865 and began practicing law in Quitman, Georgia. In 1874, Turner was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in the $3 and served in that capacity until 1876. He also served as a delegate to the 1876 Democratic National Convention. After two more terms in 1878 and 1879 in the state house, Turner was elected to the 47th United States Congress as a Democratic Representative. He was re-elected to Congress for seven additional terms until deciding not to run in 1896. After his political service, Turner returned to his law practice in Quitman. In 1903, he was appointed as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia. Turner died the next year in Raleigh, North Carolina and was buried in West End Cemetery in Quitman. Turner County, Georgia is named in his honor.
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