William D. Turner

William Wallace Davenport Turner (June 1, 1836 – April 2, 1905) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Biography[edit]

Turner was born on June 1, 1836, in Quincy, Illinois.^[1] During the American Civil War, he served with the 20th Missouri Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Union Army, achieving the rank of colonel. Engagements he took part in include the Siege of Vicksburg. After the war, Turner lived for a time in Mobile, Alabama, before moving to Ripon, Wisconsin, in 1877. He later lived in Spokane, Washington, and Bozeman, Montana, where he was president of the Yellowstone Park railway.^[2] He died in Los Angeles on April 2, 1905.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Turner was a member of the Assembly in 1883. He had been City Attorney of Ripon for two terms. Additionally, Turner was City Attorney of Mobile and a candidate for the United States House of Representatives from Alabama's 1st congressional district in 1876, losing to James T. Jones. He was a Republican.

^ Biographical Sketches. Wisconsin Blue Book. 1883. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
^ "It's a Bit of Railroad Not Much Talked About". The Anaconda Standard. September 9, 1900. p. 4. Retrieved March 7, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Col. W. W. Turner Dies Suddenly at His Home". Los Angeles Herald. April 4, 1905. p. 7. Retrieved March 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Deaths: Turner, William W." Los Angeles Herald. April 6, 1905. p. 8. Retrieved March 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Petition for probate". Los Angeles Herald. April 28, 1905. p. 7. Retrieved March 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.