James Turner (politician)

James Turner (March 31, 1826 – October 10, 1889) was a Canadian merchant and political figure in Ontario. He sat for Ontario division in the Senate of Canada from 1884 to 1889.^[1]

He was born in Glasgow, Scotland, the son of John Turner and Catherine Mitchell, was educated there and came to Canada in 1848, settling in Hamilton.^[2] In 1850, Turner married Caroline Greene. He was a wholesale grocer, vice-president of the Bank of Hamilton and a director of the Northern and Pacific Junction Railway.^[3] He also served as president of the Hamilton Board of Trade and of the Hamilton and Lake Erie Railway, later amalgamated with the Hamilton and North-western Railway.^[2] Turner died in office at the age of 63.^[1]

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