Henry E. Turner (New York politician)

Henry Ellis Turner (April 1, 1833 – February 6, 1911) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Biography

Henry E. Turner was born in Winchester, New Hampshire on April 1, 1833.^[1] He attended the district schools and worked in a woolen factory. In 1854, he began to study law with Hiram Gardner in Lockport, New York, and attended Albany Law School for a few months. He was admitted to the bar in December 1855, and commenced practice in Lowville in 1856.

He was District Attorney of Lewis County, New York from 1857 to 1859; and Judge of the Lewis County Court from 1860 to 1863. In 1861, he helped to raise and organize, and became lieutenant colonel of, the 1st New York Light Artillery Regiment, and fought with the Army of the Potomac until 1862.

He was again District Attorney of Lewis County from 1871 to 1873.^[2]

He was a member of the New York State Senate (18th D.) in 1878 and 1879.^[3]

In 1881, he was elected a Regent of the University of the State of New York.^[4]

He died in Lowville on February 6, 1911.^[5]

Sources

^ Cutter, William Richard, ed. (1910). Genealogical and Family History of Northern New York. Vol. I. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. pp. 22–23. Retrieved July 15, 2022 – via Google Books.
^ Civil List and Constitutional History of the Colony and State of New York compiled by Edgar Albert Werner (1884; pg. 291 and 389)
^ The State Government for 1879 by Charles G. Shanks (Weed, Parsons & Co, Albany NY, 1879; p. 60)
^ "Nominated as Regents" in The New York Times on February 2, 1881
^ "Hon. Henry Turner Dies". The Norwich Sun. Utica. February 7, 1911. p. 1. Retrieved July 15, 2022 – via NewspaperArchive.

New York State Senate
Preceded by James F. Starbuck	New York State Senate 18th District 1878–1879	Succeeded by Webster Wagner

[Genealogical-1] Cutter, William Richard, ed. (1910). Genealogical and Family History of Northern New York. Vol. I. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. pp. 22–23. Retrieved July 15, 2022 – via Google Books.

[2] Civil List and Constitutional History of the Colony and State of New York compiled by Edgar Albert Werner (1884; pg. 291 and 389)

[3] The State Government for 1879 by Charles G. Shanks (Weed, Parsons & Co, Albany NY, 1879; p. 60)

[4] "Nominated as Regents" in The New York Times on February 2, 1881

[5] "Hon. Henry Turner Dies". The Norwich Sun. Utica. February 7, 1911. p. 1. Retrieved July 15, 2022 – via NewspaperArchive.

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