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Charles Turnbull
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| 6th Governor of the United States Virgin Islands | |
| In office January 4, 1999 – January 1, 2007 | |
| Lieutenant | Gerard Luz James Vargrave Richards |
| Preceded by | Roy Schneider |
| Succeeded by | John de Jongh |
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| Born | Charles Wesley Turnbull (1935-02-05)February 5, 1935 St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, U.S. |
| Died | July 3, 2022(2022-07-03) (aged 87) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
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Charles Wesley Turnbull (February 5, 1935 – July 3, 2022) was a Virgin Islander politician, educator and historian who served as the sixth elected Governor of the United States Virgin Islands from 1999 to 2007.[1]
Charles Wesley Turnbull was born on February 6, 1935, in the island of St. Thomas to John Wesley Turnbull and Ruth Ann Eliza Skelton of Tortola.[2][3] Prior to being elected governor in 1998, he was a professor at the University of the Virgin Islands, Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner of the territorial Department of Education, principal and assistant principal of Charlotte Amalie High School, and a teacher in elementary and secondary schools.[2][3] He was a graduate of Hampton University, earning bachelor's and master's degrees. He earned a doctoral degree in Educational Administration from the University of Minnesota in 1976.[3][4]
During his tenure as governor, Turnbull served as a member of the National Governors Association, the Southern Governors' Association, and the Democratic Governors Association.
Turnbull was prohibited from seeking re-election in 2006 due to term limits. His term of office expired on January 1, 2007, and he was succeeded by John de Jongh. Turnbull served as a member of the Virgin Islands Fifth Constitutional Convention.
Turnbull died in Washington, D.C., on July 3, 2022, at the age of 87.[5]
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| Preceded by | Democratic nominee for Governor of the United States Virgin Islands 1998, 2002 |
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| Preceded by | Governor of the United States Virgin Islands 1999–2007 |
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