Thomas G. Turner
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United States
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politician
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and businessman who was the 26th Governor of Rhode Island 1859-1860.
Early life
Turner was born in WarrenWarren, Rhode Island
Warren is a town in Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 10,611 at the 2010 census.-History:Warren was the site of the Indian village of Sowams on the peninsula called Pokanoket , and was first explored by Europeans in 1621, by Edward Winslow and Stephen Hopkins...
, Bristol County, Rhode Island
Bristol County, Rhode Island
The border with Bristol County, Massachusetts is rather unusual since the counties both share the same name. The only other instances in which two neighboring counties with the same name share a state border are Sabine County, Texas and Sabine Parish, Louisiana, Union Parish, Louisiana and Union...
October 24, 1810. He was married to Mary Pierce Luther, had seven children, and was a Baptist.
Political career
Turner was the RepublicanRepublican Party (United States)
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Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
from 1857 and succeeded his fellow Republican Elisha Dyer
Elisha Dyer
Elisha Dyer was an American politician and the 25th Governor of Rhode Island.-Early life:Dyer was born in Providence, Rhode Island on July 20, 1811. He graduated from Brown University. After completing his studies, he worked in his father’s mercantile business.-Political career:He was a Republican...
as Governor of Rhode Island from May 31, 1859. He held the office until May 29, 1860.
He was a supporter of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
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, and failed to win renomination by the Republican Party in 1860. After leaving office, he was appointed by President Lincoln to the position of First Collector of Internal Revenue for the First District of Rhode Island.
Later years
Turner was President of the Equitable Insurance Company, of Providence, Rhode IslandProvidence, Rhode Island
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, in his later years. He died in his home in Warren, Rhode Island
Warren, Rhode Island
Warren is a town in Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 10,611 at the 2010 census.-History:Warren was the site of the Indian village of Sowams on the peninsula called Pokanoket , and was first explored by Europeans in 1621, by Edward Winslow and Stephen Hopkins...
, on January 3, 1875. He was buried at South Burial Ground, Warren, Bristol County, Rhode Island
Bristol County, Rhode Island
The border with Bristol County, Massachusetts is rather unusual since the counties both share the same name. The only other instances in which two neighboring counties with the same name share a state border are Sabine County, Texas and Sabine Parish, Louisiana, Union Parish, Louisiana and Union...
.