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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—New YorkCharles Henry TURNER
(1861-1913)
TURNER, Charles Henry, a
Representative from New York; born in Wentworth, Grafton County,
N.H., May 26, 1861; attended the common schools; moved to New York
City in November 1879; attended Columbia College, New York City,
1886-1888; engaged in the ice business; unsuccessful candidate for
State senator in 1888; elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-first
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Frank T.
Fitzgerald and served from December 9, 1889, to March 3, 1891; was
not a candidate for renomination in 1890; Doorkeeper in the House
of Representatives 1891-1893; studied law; was admitted to the bar
in 1897 and commenced practice in Washington, D.C.; appointed
assistant district attorney for the District of Columbia July 16,
1903, and served until his resignation September 1, 1911; appointed
special assistant to the United States attorney for the District of
Columbia November 27, 1911, and served until his death in
Wentworth, N.H., August 31, 1913; interment in Wentworth
Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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