John Herbert Turner

John Herbert Turner (Claydon, Suffolk May 7, 1834-December 9, 1923 Richmond-upon-Thames) was a British Columbia politician. Born in England, Turner moved to British North America and worked as a merchant in Halifax and Charlottetown. In 1862 he moved to Victoria, British Columbia and founded Turner, Beeton and Co. which was involved in salmon canning, insurance and finance, importing and wholesaling. He entered politics serving as mayor of Victoria from 1876 to 1881 and entered the provincial legislature in 1886 in the constituency of Victoria City. He served as minister of finance under successive Premiers from 1887 to 1895 and as Premier of the province from 1895 to 1898. From 1901 to 1915 he was the province's representative in London where he retired.