Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 2
Gender: Male
Age at election: 33
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 7/15/1843
City: North Fairfield, OH
County: Huron County, OH
Country: US
Death
Date: 3/26/1905
City: Detroit, MI
County: Wayne County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial: cremated
Burial
Date: 3/29/1905
City: Saginaw, MI
County: Saginaw County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Forest Lawn Cemetery
Marital Information:
married Lucy A. Coplin, 11/23/1869 in Mason, MI; children: 1, Harry Olin
Number of Children: 1
Background
Religion:
Military Service: United States Army
Occupation: lawyer
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
attended Hillsdale College
Biographical Sketch:
He moved with his parents, Nelson M. W. and Harriet Newell (Sutton) Turner, to Hillsdale County, MI, in 1851. In 1860, he enlisted as a private in the 1st Michigan Sharpshooters; was promoted to a captaincy and was captured at the mine explosion in front of Petersburg, VA. After the war, he moved to Ingham county and studied law with Hon . H. L. Henderson. He was elected clerk of Ingham county in 1866 and 1868. He was chairman of the Republican county committee 8 years. In 1877, he moved to Roscommon County, where he remained, practicing law and dealing in Michigan and Arkansas pine lands. Served as Michigan's Auditor General.
Notable Facts:
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Railroads , Reform School, State Capitol and Public Buildings
City of Residence: Roscommon
County of Residence Roscommon
District Description: Counties of Crawford, Ogemaw, Oscoda and Roscommon
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Committees Served On: Military Affairs
County of Residence Ingham
District Description: Townships of Alaiedon, Aurelius, Bunker Hill, Ingham, LeRoy, Leslie, Onondaga, Stockbridge, Vevay, Wheatfield, White Oak and city of Mason
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Bibliography:
Manual 1877 p.126; Manual 1889 p.660; USCen 1880, 1900; MIMarRec 1867-1952; Find-a-Grave.com; Michiganology
