John Turner (disambiguation)
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John Turner
(born 1929) is a British-born former prime minister of Canada.
John Turner may also refer to:
John Turner
John Napier Wyndham Turner, PC, CC, QC is an English Canadian lawyer and retired politician, who served as the 17th Prime Minister of Canada from June 30 to September 17, 1984....
(born 1929) is a British-born former prime minister of Canada.
John Turner may also refer to:
- John Turner (Australian politician)John Turner (Australian politician)John Harcourt Turner , a former Australian politician, was a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Myall Lakes between 1988 and 2011 for the National Party of Australia....
(born 1949), former Australian politician - John Turner (architect)John Turner (architect)John Turner was an English architect, noted for his ecclesiastical buildings.-Life:John Turner was born in Holborn, London in 1806 and married Fanny Louise Carter in 1839. He had two children, John Goldicutt and Joseph Edward both of whom died without issue...
(1806–1890), English architect - John Turner (anarchist)John Turner (anarchist)John Turner was an English-born anarcho-communist shop steward. He referred to himself as "of semi-Quaker descent."Turner was the first person to be ordered deported from the United States for violation of the 1903 Anarchist Exclusion Act...
(1865–1934), Scottish anarchist and trade union leader - John Turner (actor)John Turner (actor)John Turner is a British television actor.One of his most recognisable roles was that of Roderick Spode in the ITV television series Jeeves and Wooster based on the P. G. Wodehouse novels...
(born 1932), British actor - John Turner (American football)John Turner (American football)John Turner is a former professional American football player.Turner graduated from the University of Miami, where he starred as a cornerback. He played 10 seasons in the National Football League, 9 of those with the Minnesota Vikings. In 1997, Turner was hired to coach the expansion St...
(born 1956), former NFL football player - John Turner (basketball)John Turner (basketball)John L. Turner is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Houston Rockets in the 1st round of the 1991 NBA Draft. A 6'8" power forward from Allegany Community College and Phillips University, Turner played in only one NBA season...
(born 1967), American former basketball player - John Turner, the murderer in the Sherlock Holmes short story "The Boscombe Valley MysteryThe Boscombe Valley Mystery"The Boscombe Valley Mystery", one of the 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by British author, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is the fourth of the twelve stories in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. It was first published in the Strand Magazine in 1891.-Plot summary:Lestrade summons Holmes to a...
" - John Turner (footballer born 1954)John Turner (footballer born 1954)John Graham Anthony Turner is a former professional footballer, who played in the Football League as a goalkeeper for Doncaster Rovers,Huddersfield Town, Reading, Torquay United, Chesterfield, and Peterborough United...
(born 1954), English football goalkeeper for many teams in the 1970s and 1980s - John Turner (footballer born 1986) (born 1986), English football forward for Cambridge United
- John Turner (lyricist)John Turner (lyricist)John Turner was the pseudonym used by the English lyricist James John Turner Phillips.He ran the Peter Maurice Music Company whose most important lyricist was Geoffrey Parsons. The company specialized in adapting songs originally in foreign languages into the English language. He would usually...
- John Melville TurnerJohn Melville TurnerJohn Melville Turner is a former politician in the province of Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1971 to 1975, and again from 1977 to 1987, as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party. He was the Speaker of the Ontario Legislature from 1981 to...
(born 1922), Canadian former politician - John F. TurnerJohn F. TurnerJohn F. Turner was Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service from 1989 to 1993 and United States Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs from 2001 to 2005.-Biography:...
(born 1942), Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs - John Nathan-TurnerJohn Nathan-TurnerJohn Nathan-Turner was the ninth producer of the long-running BBC science fiction series Doctor Who, from 1980 until it was effectively cancelled in 1989...
(1947–2002), television producer - John Garth Turner (born 1949), Canadian journalist, broadcaster, and politician
- John D. Turner, professor
- John Herbert TurnerJohn Herbert TurnerJohn Herbert Turner was a British Columbia politician. Born in Claydon, Suffolk, England, Turner moved to British North America and worked as a merchant in Halifax and Charlottetown. In 1862 he moved to Victoria, British Columbia and founded Turner, Beeton and Co...
(1834–1923), Canadian politician - John Turner (1890s footballer)John Turner (1890s footballer)John Turner was an English footballer. His regular position was at full back. He played for Manchester United and Gravesend United.-External links:*...
, English footballer - John Christopher TurnerJohn Christopher TurnerJohn Christopher "Chris" Turner is an American citizen who is notable for his activities in Afghanistan.During the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan Turner is reported to have served with the anti-Soviet mujahideen....
, American citizen known for his activities in Afghanistan - John Doman TurnerJohn Doman TurnerJohn Doman Turner was a British painter and member of the Camden Town Group.Born in Streatham, Turner received artistic training by correspondence from Spencer Gore while working as a stockbroker's clerk. This correspondence still exists, and has been used by subsequent artists, for example...
(1873–1938), British painter and member of the Camden Town Group - John Frayn TurnerJohn Frayn TurnerJohn Frayn Turner is a British author specializing in military history.He was born in Portsmouth, England and served in the Royal Navy.He has written twenty-two books.-Bibliography:...
, British author specializing in military history - John Turner (bishop) (died 1831), Anglican priest
- John Mouat TurnerJohn Mouat TurnerJohn Mouat Turner was a Canadian politician.He was born in Beausejour, Manitoba and sold brewery products for a living and also worked as a hotel manager in Winnipeg. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1935 federal election representing the Manitoba riding of Springfield...
(1900–1945), Canadian politician - John Turner (cricketer)John Turner (cricketer)John Bernard Turner is a former English cricketer. Truner was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born in Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire....
(born 1949), former English cricketer - John Wesley Turner (1833–1899), U.S. Army officer and Union Army general
- John Mosely TurnerJohn Mosely TurnerJohn Mosely Turner was a British supercentenarian and the oldest recognised living person for more than two years...
(1856–1968), supercentenarian - John Turner (fiddler), Scottish fiddler who runs the Jink and Diddle School of Scottish Fiddling
- John Turner (fur trapper), 19th-century American fur trapper and investor in the Willamette Cattle CompanyWillamette Cattle CompanyThe Willamette Cattle Company was formed in 1837 by pioneers in the Willamette Valley of present day Oregon, United States. The company was formed with the express purpose of purchasing cattle in California to bring to Oregon Country...
- John Turner (psychologist), British social psychologist who worked with Henri Tajfel
- John Turner (Texas politician), signer of the Texas Declaration of IndependenceTexas Declaration of IndependenceThe Texas Declaration of Independence was the formal declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico in the Texas Revolution. It was adopted at the Convention of 1836 at Washington-on-the-Brazos on March 2, 1836, and formally signed the following day after errors were noted in the...
in 1836 - Capt. John Turner, 17th-century New England merchant, built House of the Seven Gables in Salem, MA
- John Turner (died 1712), British Member of Parliament for King's LynnKing's Lynn (UK Parliament constituency)King's Lynn was a constituency in Norfolk, known as Lynn or Bishop's Lynn prior to 1537, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1885, and one member thereafter. Until 1918 it was a parliamentary borough, after which the name...
- Sir John Turner, 2nd Baronet, British Member of Parliament for King's LynnKing's Lynn (UK Parliament constituency)King's Lynn was a constituency in Norfolk, known as Lynn or Bishop's Lynn prior to 1537, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1885, and one member thereafter. Until 1918 it was a parliamentary borough, after which the name...
- Sir John Turner, 3rd Baronet, British Member of Parliament for King's LynnKing's Lynn (UK Parliament constituency)King's Lynn was a constituency in Norfolk, known as Lynn or Bishop's Lynn prior to 1537, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1885, and one member thereafter. Until 1918 it was a parliamentary borough, after which the name...
See also
- Jon TurnerJon TurnerJon Turner is a British yachtsman and boat builder. Turner has won national or world championships in International 14, Fireball, Merlin Rocket and Scorpion class racing dinghies....
, yacht builder - Jack Turner (disambiguation)
- Jonathan Turner (disambiguation)