John Sargent Turner

The Hon
John Turner
Member of the Queensland Legislative Council
In office
18 April 1878  29 July 1900
Personal details
Born John Sargent Turner
(1826-12-03)3 December 1826
Whangaroa, New Zealand
Died 29 July 1900(1900-07-29) (aged 73)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting place Toowong Cemetery
Nationality New Zealander Australian
Spouse(s) Adelaide Mary Jane Ball (m.1855 d.1887)
Relations William Graham (brother-in-law), Henry Jordan (brother-in-law)
Occupation Company director
Religion Wesleyan

John Sargent Turner (3 December 1826 – 29 July 1900) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Council.[1]

Turner was born in Whangaroa, New Zealand in 1826 to Nathaniel Turner, a Weslyan missionary,[2] and his wife Anne (née Sargent) and educated in New Zealand and Van Diemen's Land.[1]

He was appointed to the Queensland Legislative Council in April 1878, serving until his death in July 1900.[1]

In 1861, Turner married Adelaide Mary Jane Ball and together they had three sons. He died in 1900[1] and was buried in Toowong Cemetery.[3] Turner was survived by two sons, Major Leonard Haslewood Turner, and Leslie Mountford Turner. He was also survived by two sisters, Louisa Elizabeth Graham, the wife of William Graham, and Sarah Elizabeth Jordan, the wife of Henry Jordan.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 "DEATH OF HON. J: S. TURNER, M.L.C.". The Brisbane Courier (National Library of Australia). 30 July 1900. p. 4. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  3. Turner John Sargant Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
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