Daniel McNeill Turner

Full Name: Daniel McNeill Turner, Jr.
Date of birth: November 24, 1853
Date of death: November 5, 1937

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	23	Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903	27th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Corpus Christi / Nueces		Aransas, Cameron, Duval, Hidalgo, Nueces, San Patricio, Starr, Webb, Zapata, Encinal, Foley, Buchel
H	87	Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 10, 1899	25th	Democrat	Corpus Christi / Nueces		Aransas, Duval, Nueces, San Patricio

(1) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1902 due to redistricting. Act approved Sep. 6, 1901, 27th Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 6, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) 27th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/8/1901, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 23
Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903
Legislatures: 27th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Corpus Christi / Nueces
Counties in district: Aransas, Cameron, Duval, Hidalgo, Nueces, San Patricio, Starr, Webb, Zapata, Encinal, Foley, Buchel

House District 87
Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 10, 1899
Legislatures: 25th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Corpus Christi / Nueces
Counties in district: Aransas, Duval, Nueces, San Patricio

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Resolutions and Journal entries

Marriage of Senator D. McNeil Turner and Mrs. S.M. Franklin, Postmistress of the House, during a joint session of the legislature, 10/1/1901. 27th Legislature, 2nd C.S. Senate Journal.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, Volume II, pp. 1012-1013. Born 11/24/1852 in Tallahassee, Florida. Historical Review of South-east Texas and the Founders, Leaders and Representative Men of Its Commerce, Industry and Civic Affairs, 1910.
Biographical sketch, D. McNeill Turner. Born 11/24/1853 in Tallahassee, Florida. Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897.
Biographical sketch, D. McNeill Turner, p. 79. Born 11/24/1854 in Tallahassee, Florida. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901.

Other Resources

Daniel McNeill Turner, marriage to Sueneita Meriwether Turner. Lineage Book, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Volume 109, 1929. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000. Ancestry.com.
Obituary and photo, "D. McNeill Turner, One of City's Oldest Attorneys, Is Dead," 11/5/1937, p. 1. Birth date 11/24/1853 in Tallahassee, Florida, served as "Texas representative and in the state senate." Corpus Christi Caller-Times.
D. McNeill Turner, birth date 11/24/1853 in Florida, death date 11/5/1937 in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas; attorney, father Dr. D. NcNeill Turner, Sr. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
D. McNeill Turner (1853-1938), burial in Peck Cemetery, Goliad, Goliad County. Spouse Sueneita Turner, burial in Alpine, Brewster County, was "Postmistress of the Texas House of Representatives, the first lady ever elected an officer of the Texas Legislature." Find a Grave. D. McNeill Turner Sueneita Turner
Account of the marriage of Senator D. McNeill Turner and Mrs. S.M. Franklin, daughter of George W. Meriwether of Goliad, a member of the 18th legislature. Roster of Senate members lists name D. McNeil Turner. Year Book for Texas, 1901, 1902.

Photographs

Photograph. D. McNeal Turner, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

27th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, north wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

27th R.S. - 1901 Federal Relations (Chair) Insurance, Statistics and History Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 2 Public Debt, Claims and Accounts Public Health Public Lands and Land Office Stock and Stock-Raising
25th R.S. - 1897 Claims and Accounts Judiciary No. 2 Public Buildings and Grounds Public Printing

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