Andrew Jackson Turner Explained

A. J. Turner
Order:2nd
Wisconsin Railroad Commissioner
Appointer:William E. Smith
Term Start:February 15, 1878
Term End:February 15, 1882
Predecessor:Dana C. Lamb
Successor:Nils P. Haugen
Office1:Chief Clerk of the Wisconsin Senate
Term Start1:January 3, 1876
Term End1:February 7, 1878
Predecessor1:Fred A. Dennett
Successor1:Charles E. Bross
Order2:17th
Title2:Mayor of Portage, Wisconsin
Term Start2:April 1881
Term End2:April 1884
Predecessor2:Josiah D. Arnold
Successor2:James B. Taylor
State3:Wisconsin
State Assembly3:Wisconsin
District3:Columbia 1st
Term Start3:January 4, 1869
Term End3:January 3, 1870
Predecessor3:Alanson Holly
Successor3:Jonas Narracong
Term Start4:January 1, 1866
Term End4:January 7, 1867
Predecessor4:Levi W. Barden
Successor4:W. Scott Schermerhorn
Term Start5:January 5, 1863
Term End5:January 2, 1865
Predecessor5:Jonathan Bowman
Successor5:Levi W. Barden
Party:Republican
Birth Date:1832 9, mf=yes
Birth Place:Schuyler Falls, New York, U.S.
Death Place:Portage, Wisconsin, U.S.
Restingplace:Silver Lake Cemetery,
Occupation:Journalist, politician, civic leader, business operator
Children:Frederick Jackson Turner
Signature:AJTurner-signature.png

Andrew Jackson Turner (September 24, 1832June 10, 1905)[1] was an American politician, newspaper editor, and businessman. He served 4 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing western Columbia County, and was the 2nd Wisconsin Railroad Commissioner. He also served as the 17th mayor of Portage, Wisconsin (1881 - 1884), and was chief clerk of the Wisconsin Senate for the 1876 and 1877 terms. In contemporaneous documents, his name was almost always abbreviated as He also sometimes went by the nickname "Jack Turner".

Biography

Born in Schuyler Falls, New York, he moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1855 and then settled in Portage, Wisconsin, in 1857.[2] [3] He was co-editor of the Portage City Record, which later merged with the Portage Wisconsin State Register. Turner served in the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Republican from 1863 to 1864, and again from 1866 to 1869.[3] He was elected chief clerk of the Wisconsin State Senate during the 1876, 1877, and 1878 terms.[3] He also served as mayor of Portage, Wisconsin, and was the Wisconsin Railroad Commissioner from 1878 to 1882.[3] He wrote pamphlets and articles about the history of Portage and the Republican Party. His son was the educator Frederick Jackson Turner. Turner died in Portage, Wisconsin.[2] [3] [4]

Published works

Notes and References

  1. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Vol. 57. Madison: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1906, p. 141.
  2. News: Death of Hon. A. J. Turner . Portage Daily Register . June 12, 1905 . Portage, WI . 3 . . September 22, 2021.
  3. News: A. J. Turner Suddenly Called, Portage Loses Good Friend . Portage Daily Democrat . June 12, 1905 . Portage, WI . 3 . . September 24, 2021.
  4. Berthrong . Donald J. . Winter 1954–55 . Andrew Jackson Turner: 'work horse' of the Republican party . Wisconsin Magazine of History . Wisconsin Historical Society . 38 . 2 . 77–86 . March 24, 2017.