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Surry Turner

Surry Turner

Full Name: Surry Turner
Date of birth: October 3, 1890
Date of death: April 5, 1958

Terms of Service

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 4 Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951 51st   Democrat Gilmer / Upshur   Camp, Upshur
H 4 Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949 50th   Democrat Gilmer / Upshur   Camp, Upshur

Terms of Service

Legislatures:
51st  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Gilmer / Upshur
Counties in district:
Camp, Upshur

Legislatures:
50th  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Gilmer / Upshur
Counties in district:
Camp, Upshur

Biographical Information

  • Surry Turner, birth date 10/3/1890 in Upshur County; death date 4/5/1958 in Gilmer, Upshur County; farmer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
  • Surry Turner, birth date 10/3/1890, death date 4/5/1958, burial in Soules Chapel Cemetery, Gilmer, Upshur County, with spouse Bessye M. Turner. Find a Grave.
  • Obituary and photo, "Surry Turner, Ex-Legislator, Died Saturday," 4/10/1958, pp. 1, 8. Turner "served two terms, from 1946 to 1950, as representative of Wood and Upshur Counties in the Texas House of Representatives." Gilmer Mirror.

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