Roy J. Turner

Infobox Governor
name = Roy Joseph Turner


order = 13th
office = Governor of Oklahoma
term_start = 1947
term_end = 1951
lieutenant =
predecessor = Robert S. Kerr
successor = Johnston Murray
birth_date = November 6, 1894
birth_place = Lincoln County, Oklahoma
death_date = Death date and age|1973|6|11|1894|11|6|
death_place = Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
party = Democrat
spouse =
profession =
religion =

Roy Joseph Turner, was a Governor of Oklahoma, Turner was born November 6, 1894, in Lincoln County, Oklahoma Territory. Upon completion of his high school education, he attended Hill's Business College in Oklahoma City. He was a bookkeeper for Morris Parking Company in Oklahoma City from 1911-1915; a salesman for the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company there and after his service in World War I, he was a dealer in real estate, principally in Oklahoma, Florida and Texas. By 1928, he established the Turner Ranch at Sulphur, Oklahoma but he maintained a residence in Oklahoma City where he served on the Board of Education from 1939 to 1946. His term as Governor of Oklahoma was from January 13, 1947, to January 8 1951. He lived in Oklahoma City until his death June 11, 1973 and he is buried in Rose Hill Burial Park there.

The 88-mile Turner Turnpike, a section of Interstate 44 between Oklahoma City and Tulsa, was named for Turner in commemmoration of efforts during his administration that led to the construction of the toll road between the state's two largest cities. The turnpike opened to traffic in 1953, two years after his term as governor ended.

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