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'''John Mosely Turner''' ([[Mitcham]], South London, 15 June 1856 – Tottenham, 21 March 1968) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[supercentenarian]] and the [[oldest people|oldest recognised living person]] for more than two years.<ref name="turner1968times">{{cite news|title=Mr John Turner|pages=10|publisher=[[The Times]]|date=23 March 2008|accessdate=26 January 2009}}</ref> |
'''John Mosely Turner''' ([[Mitcham]], South London, 15 June 1856 – Tottenham, 21 March 1968)<ref name="GRGUK">[http://www.grg.org/Adams/L/UK.HTM Validated supercentenarians who lived and/or died in the UK] The Gerontology Research Group</ref> was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[supercentenarian]] and the [[oldest people|oldest recognised living person]] for more than two years.<ref name="turner1968times">{{cite news|title=Mr John Turner|pages=10|publisher=[[The Times]]|date=23 March 2008|accessdate=26 January 2009}}</ref> |
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==Biography == |
==Biography == |
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Born in [[Mitcham]], Turner was a former silk print cutter, and [[teetotal]]ler. He had been blind since the age of 73.<ref name="turner1967times">{{cite news|title=Grapes at 111|pages=10|publisher=[[The Times]]|date=3 April 1967|accessdate=9 October 2008}}</ref> |
Born in [[Mitcham]], Turner was a former silk print cutter, and [[teetotal]]ler. He had been blind since the age of 73.<ref name="turner1967times">{{cite news|title=Grapes at 111|pages=10|publisher=[[The Times]]|date=3 April 1967|accessdate=9 October 2008}}</ref> Turner died at his home in [[Tottenham]] at age 111 years, 280 days. His record as the oldest verified British man ever was surpassed by [[John Evans (supercentenarian)|John Evans]] in 1989 and his record as the oldest Englishman ever was surpassed by [[Henry Allingham]] in 2008.<ref>[http://www.grg.org/Gallery/1850sGallery.html#John_Mosely_Turner]</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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John Mosely Turner (Mitcham, South London, 15 June 1856 – Tottenham, 21 March 1968)[1] was a British supercentenarian and the oldest recognised living person for more than two years.[2]
Biography
Born in Mitcham, Turner was a former silk print cutter, and teetotaller. He had been blind since the age of 73.[3] Turner died at his home in Tottenham at age 111 years, 280 days. His record as the oldest verified British man ever was surpassed by John Evans in 1989 and his record as the oldest Englishman ever was surpassed by Henry Allingham in 2008.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Validated supercentenarians who lived and/or died in the UK The Gerontology Research Group
- ^ "Mr John Turner". The Times. 23 March 2008. p. 10.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ "Grapes at 111". The Times. 3 April 1967. p. 10.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ [1]
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