Richard Turner | |
Office: | Member of the Legislative Council of Quebec for Golfe |
Predecessor: | David Alexander Ross |
Successor: | Frank Carrel |
Term Start: | 1897 |
Term End: | 1917 |
Birth Date: | 15 August 1843 |
Birth Place: | Quebec City, Lower Canada |
Death Place: | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
Resting Place: | Mount Hermon Cemetery, Sillery, Quebec |
Party: | Quebec Liberal Party |
Children: | Lieutenant General Sir Richard Ernest William Turner, |
Richard Turner (15August 184322December 1917) was a Canadian merchant and legislator.
Born in Quebec City, Quebec, the son of James Turner and Susans Frisell, Turner opened a wholesale grocery with a partner called Whitehead & Turner in 1870. In 1886, after Whitehead retired, Turner became the sole owner.
He was appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec for the division of Golfe in 1897. A Liberal, he served until his death in 1917.
In 1867, he married Emily Maria Ellis. They had four sons and two daughters. One son, Lieutenant General Sir Richard Ernest William Turner, , was a Canadian general and recipient of the Victoria Cross.