John Mosley Turner

John Mosely Turner
John Mosely Turner
Born	15 June 1856; Mitcham, London, England
Died	21 March 1968; (aged 111 years, 280 days); Tottenham, London, England

John Mosely Turner (15 June 1856 – 21 March 1968)^[1] was a British supercentenarian and the oldest recognised living person for more than two years, after the death of Hannah Smith in January 1966.^[2] Turner is the first British man verified to reach the age of 110.^[1]

Born in Mitcham, Turner worked as a silk print cutter and was a teetotaller. He became blind at the age of 73.^[3] Turner died at his home in Tottenham in 1968 at the age of 111 years, 280 days.

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^ ^a ^b Validated supercentenarians who lived and/or died in the UK The Gerontology Research Group
^ "Mr John Turner". The Times. 23 March 2008. p. 10.
^ "Grapes at 111". The Times. 3 April 1967. p. 10.

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[GRGUK-1] Validated supercentenarians who lived and/or died in the UK The Gerontology Research Group

[turner1968times-2] "Mr John Turner". The Times. 23 March 2008. p. 10.

[turner1967times-3] "Grapes at 111". The Times. 3 April 1967. p. 10.

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