John Sargent Turner Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Hon
John Turner
Office1:Member of the Queensland Legislative Council
Term Start1:18 April 1878
Term End1:29 July 1900
Birth Date:3 December 1826
Birth Place:Whangaroa, New Zealand
Death Place:Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Restingplace:Toowong Cemetery
Birthname:John Sargent Turner
Nationality:New Zealander Australian
Spouse:Adelaide Mary Jane Ball (m.1855 d.1887)
Occupation:Company director
Relations:William Graham (brother-in-law), Henry Jordan (brother-in-law)

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 Wesleyan 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former Members. Parliament of Queensland. 2015. 9 March 2015.
  2. News: DEATH OF HON. J: S. TURNER, M.L.C. . . 30 July 1900 . 9 March 2015 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
  3. https://online.brisbane.qld.gov.au/cemeteries/cemeteries_step3.jsp?mapdisplay=142371 Turner John Sargant