Turner Speller Explained

Turner R. Speller of Windsor, North Carolina was a state legislator in North Carolina. He was African American.^[1] He represented Bertie County in the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1883.^[2]

He was a trustee for a seminary at Plymouth in East Carolina.^[3]

See also

• African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era

Notes and References

1. "The Class of '83": Black Watershed in the North Carolina General Assembly . 23523861 . Justesen . Benjamin R. . The North Carolina Historical Review . 2009 . 86 . 3 . 282–308 .
2. Book: The Heritage of Blacks in North Carolina . 9780912081120 . Simmons-Henry . Linda . Henry . Philip N. . Speas . Carol . 1990 .
3. Web site: Laws and Resolutions of the State of North Carolina . Carolina . North . 1881 .