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Wilfred Dent Turner (January 30, 1855 – November 8, 1933) was a lawyer, legislator, businessman, and the ninth Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina from 1901 to 1905, serving under Governor Charles B. Aycock .
Early life
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Wilfred Dent Turner was born in Iredell County, North Carolina, on January 30, 1855. His grandfather, Samuel Turner moved to Iredell County from Port Tobacco, Maryland , in 1818. Wilfred's parents were Wilfred Turner (1809–1893) and Dorcas (Tomlinson) Turner (1813–1900). The Turner family was the namesake of both the present day town of Turnersburg and Turnersburg township . Wilfred attended Duke University , Class of 1876, and was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity . He died on November 8, 1933, and was buried in the Oakwood Cemetery in Statesville, North Carolina .[1] [2]
Wilfred was married three times:[1] [2]
Ida Lanier (1857–1894), married in 1878; four children: Mrs. W. A. Colvert, Laura Lanier Turner, Mrs. James F. Robertson, and Jack Turner.
Julie Harllee McCall (1867–1925), married in 1897; children: W. A. Turner and Dent Turner.
Sarah F. Goff, married in 1927
Career
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A Democrat, Turner was elected to the North Carolina Senate in 1886, 1888 and 1890 from Iredell County . He was President pro tempore of the North Carolina Senate in 1891. Turner also served as the president of the Monbo Cotton Manufacturing Company.[3] [4]
Turner was also a delegate to the 1896 Democratic National Convention . He died at the age of 78 in 1933 after a short illness.[5] [6]
References
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^ a b Tombstone at Oakwood Cemetery, Statesville, North Carolina
^ America's Textile Reporter: For the Combined Textile Industries
^ Armfield, C.H. (May 5, 1904). "Turner for Governor" . DigitalNC . Asheboro Courier.
^ Powell, W.S. (1996). Dictionary of North Carolina Biography: Vol. 6, T-Z ISBN 978-0-8078-6699-3 . Retrieved 2014-10-12 .
^ "Wilfred D. Turner article". Statesville Landmark. November 10, 1933.
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