Turner was elected as a Republican to the Fiftieth and Fifty-first Congresses (March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1890. Practiced law several years in Washington, D.C. He moved to Seattle, Washington, in 1905 and continued the practice of law. He retired from active pursuits in 1916 and moved to Los Angeles, California, where he died on February 10, 1933. He was interred in Forest Lawn Mausoleum, Glendale, California.
erastus, turner, erastus, johnson, turner, december, 1846, february, 1933, representative, from, kansas, hoxie, sentinel, hoxie, kansas, july, 1888member, house, representatives, from, kansas, districtin, office, march, 1887, march, 1891preceded, bylewis, hanb. Erastus Johnson Turner December 26 1846 February 10 1933 was a U S Representative from Kansas Erastus J TurnerThe Hoxie Sentinel Hoxie Kansas July 26 1888Member of the U S House of Representatives from Kansas s 6th districtIn office March 4 1887 March 3 1891Preceded byLewis HanbackSucceeded byWilliam BakerPersonal detailsBorn 1846 12 26 December 26 1846Platea PennsylvaniaDiedFebruary 10 1933 1933 02 10 aged 86 Los Angeles CaliforniaPolitical partyRepublicanBorn in Lockport Pennsylvania Turner attended college in Henry Illinois in 1859 and 1860 He moved to Bloomfield Iowa in 1860 Enlisted in Company E 13th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment in 1864 and served until the close of the Civil War He attended Adrian Michigan College 1866 1868 He was admitted to the bar in 1871 and commenced practice at Bloomfield Iowa He moved to Hoxie Kansas in 1879 and resumed the practice of law He served as member of the Kansas House of Representatives 1881 1885 Secretary of the Kansas Board of Railroad Commissioners from April 1 1883 to August 1 1886 Turner was elected as a Republican to the Fiftieth and Fifty first Congresses March 4 1887 March 3 1891 He was not a candidate for renomination in 1890 Practiced law several years in Washington D C He moved to Seattle Washington in 1905 and continued the practice of law He retired from active pursuits in 1916 and moved to Los Angeles California where he died on February 10 1933 He was interred in Forest Lawn Mausoleum Glendale California References editUnited States Congress Erastus J Turner id T000419 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of RepresentativesPreceded byLewis Hanback Member of the U S House of Representatives from Kansas s 6th congressional district1887 1891 Succeeded byWilliam Baker Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Erastus J Turner amp oldid 1108357323, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
