Hopkins L. Turney
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| Hopkins Lacy Turney | |
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| In office March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1851 |
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| Preceded by | Ephraim H. Foster |
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| Succeeded by | James C. Jones |
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| Born | October 3, 1797 Smith County, Tennessee, USA |
| Died | August 1, 1857 (aged 59) Winchester, Tennessee, USA |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer |
Hopkins Lacy Turney (October 3, 1797 – August 1, 1857) was a Democratic U.S. Representative and United States Senator from Tennessee.
Turney was born in the Smith County settlement of Dixon Springs, Tennessee. As a youth, he was apprenticed to a tailor. He served in the Seminole War in 1818. Subsequent to this he studied law, and passed the bar examination and began a practice in Jasper, Tennessee. Later he moved to Winchester, Tennessee, continuing the practice of law. He was first elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1828.
He was then elected to the U.S. House, serving three terms in that body from 1837 to 1843, the 25th through 27th Congresses. Subsequent to this he was elected by the Tennessee General Assembly to the U.S. Senate, returning to Washington, DC after a two-year hiatus and serving one six-year term in that body, where he was chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Retrenchment for four years and the U.S. Senate Committee on Patents and the Patent Office for two before returning to his law practice, which he engaged in until shortly before his death. He is buried in Winchester.
[edit] External links
- Hopkins L. Turney at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Hopkins L. Turney at Find A Grave
| Preceded by John B. Forester |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 5th congressional district March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843 |
Succeeded by George W. Jones |
| Preceded by Ephraim H. Foster |
United States Senator (Class 1) from Tennessee March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1851 Served alongside: Spencer Jarnagin and John Bell |
Succeeded by James C. Jones |
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