A. J. Turner | |
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2nd Wisconsin Railroad Commissioner | |
In office February 15, 1878 – February 15, 1882 | |
Appointed by | William E. Smith |
Preceded by | Dana C. Lamb |
Succeeded by | Nils P. Haugen |
17th Mayor of Portage, Wisconsin | |
In office April 1881 – April 1884 | |
Preceded by | Josiah D. Arnold |
Succeeded by | James B. Taylor |
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Columbia 1st district | |
In office January 4, 1869 – January 3, 1870 | |
Preceded by | Alanson Holly |
Succeeded by | Jonas Narracong |
In office January 1, 1866 – January 7, 1867 | |
Preceded by | Levi W. Barden |
Succeeded by | W. Scott Schermerhorn |
In office January 5, 1863 – January 2, 1865 | |
Preceded by | Jonathan Bowman |
Succeeded by | Levi W. Barden |
Personal details | |
Born | Schuyler Falls, New York, U.S. | September 24, 1832
Died | June 10, 1905 Portage, Wisconsin, U.S. | (aged 72)
Resting place | Silver Lake Cemetery, Portage, Wisconsin |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Mary Olivia Hanford
(m. 1860–1905) |
Children | Frederick Jackson Turner |
Occupation | Journalist, politician, civic leader, business operator |
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Andrew Jackson Turner (September 24, 1832 – June 10, 1905)[1] was an American politician, newspaper editor, and businessman. He served 4 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing western Columbia County, and was the 2nd Wisconsin Railroad Commissioner. In contemporaneous documents, his name was almost always abbreviated as A. J. Turner. He also sometimes went by the nickname "Jack Turner".
Born in Schuyler Falls, New York, he moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1855 and then settled in Portage, Wisconsin, in 1857.[2][3] He was co-editor of the Portage City Record, which later merged with the Portage Wisconsin State Register. Turner served in the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Republican from 1863 to 1864, and again from 1866 to 1869.[3] He was elected chief clerk of the Wisconsin State Senate during the 1876, 1877, and 1878 terms.[3] He also served as mayor of Portage, Wisconsin, and was the Wisconsin Railroad Commissioner from 1878 to 1882.[3] He wrote pamphlets and articles about the history of Portage and the Republican Party. His son was the educator Frederick Jackson Turner. Turner died in Portage, Wisconsin.[2][3][4]