Eric Turkington | |
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Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket district | |
In office January 4, 1989 – January 7, 2009 | |
Preceded by | Howard C. Cahoon, Jr. (Cape & Islands district) |
Succeeded by | Timothy Madden |
Personal details | |
Born | Eric Thornton Turkington August 12, 1947 Gouverneur, New York, U.S.[1] |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Nancy |
Children | 2 |
Residence | Falmouth, Massachusetts |
Education | University of Pennsylvania (BA) Boston College (JD) |
Eric Thornton Turkington[2] (born August 12, 1947)[1] is an American lawyer and politician. He is a former Democratic member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, who represented the Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket District from 1989-2009.
On November 7, 2006, he won his race against Republican Jim Powell in the 2006 elections. He did not run for reelection in 2008, instead running for Barnstable Register of Probate.[3] He served as a co-chair of the Rachel Carson sculpture committee.[4]
He is married to his wife Nancy and they have two children.[5] They live in Falmouth, Massachusetts.[3]