David Howell Turner Explained

Birth Date:May 10, 1885
Office1:34th & 36th Secretary of State of Alabama
Governor1:Chauncey Sparks
Term Start1:1943
Term End1:1944
Predecessor1:John Marvin Brandon
Successor1:Sibyl Pool
Governor2:Bibb Graves
Term Start2:1935
Term End2:1939
Predecessor2:Pete Jarman
Successor2:John Marvin Brandon
Office3:State Auditor of Alabama
Governor3:Frank M. Dixon
Term Start3:1939
Term End3:1943
Predecessor3:Charles E. McCall
Successor3:John M. Brandon
Party:Democratic

David Howell Turner (May 10, 1885 – May 11, 1957) was a politician from Alabama. He was Secretary of State of Alabama from 1935 to 1939 and 1943 to 1944. He also served as State Auditor of Alabama from 1939 to 1943.

He was born on May 10, 1885, in Camden, AL. He attended the University of Alabama. In 1944, he resigned as Secretary of State to accept an appointment as chairman of the Board of Pardons and Paroles.

He married on December 18, 1913, and had three children. He died on May 11, 1957.[1]

References

  1. Web site: Alabama Department of Archives and History: State Auditor David Howell Turner.