- Erastus J. Turner
Erastus Johnson Turner (
December 26 ,1846 -February 10 ,1933 ) was a U.S. Representative fromKansas .Born in
Lockport, Pennsylvania , Turner attended college inHenry, Illinois , in 1859 and 1860.He moved toBloomfield, Iowa , in 1860. Enlisted in Company E,Thirteenth Regiment, Iowa Volunteer Infantry, in 1864 and served until the close of the Civil War.He attended Adrian (Michigan) College 1866-1868.He was admitted to the bar in 1871 and commenced practice atBloomfield, Iowa .He moved toHoxie, Kansas , in 1879 and resumed the practice of law.He served as member of the State house of representatives 1881-1885. Secretary of the Kansas Board of Railroad Commissioners fromApril 1 ,1883 , toAugust 1 ,1886 .Turner was elected as a Republican to the Fiftieth and Fifty-first Congresses (
March 4 ,1887 -March 3 ,1891 ).He was not a candidate for renomination in 1890. Practiced law several years inWashington, D.C. .He moved toSeattle, Washington , in 1905 and continued the practice of law.He retired from active pursuits in 1916 and moved toLos Angeles, California , where he diedFebruary 10 ,1933 .He was interred in Forest Lawn Mausoleum,Glendale, California .References
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