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TURNER

senator, lSOl-02; governor of North Carolina, 1802-05, and was elected to the U.S. senate as a Democrat in 1^05 and 1^11, serving Dec. 10, 1810, when he resigned on account of failing health and w:is succeeded by Montfort Stokes. His daugli- ter married George E. Badger (q.v.). Senator Turner died in Blooinsbury, N.C., Jan. 15, 1824.

TURNER, John Wesley, soldier, was born in Saratoga county, N.Y., July 19, 1833. He re- moved to Illinois; was graduated at the U.S. Military academy in 1855, and on Nov. 18, 1855, wjvs commissioned 2d lieutenant. He served in tiie Florida hostilities against the Seminole In- dians. 1S57-.5S, and at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., 1859-00. He was promoted 1st lieutenant, April 21. 1801. and on Aug. 3. ISGl. became commissar}^ of subsistence, witii temporary rank of captain. He was appointed chief of staff of the department of the soutii. June 13, 1803, to rank as colonel, and commanded the artillery during the siege of Fort Wagner and the operations against Fort Sumter. July-November, 1803. He was brevetted major, Sept. 0. 1803, for services at Fort Wagner; was commissioned brigadier-general, U.S.V., Sept. 7, 1803. and commanded the 2d division of the lOtli corps under Q. A. Gillmore, fighting at Bermuda Hundred and Drewry's Bluff, and at the siege of Petersburg, Va. He was brevetted lieutenant-colonel, U.S.A., July 30, 1804, for ser- vices at the explosion of the Petersburg Mine; was on sick leave of absence, Aug. 20-Nov. 30, 1804. and on Oct. 1, 1804, was brevetted major- general U.S. v., for service in the campaign. He was chief of staff in the department of North Carolina and Virginia, and of the Army of the James until Jan. 12, 1805, when lie was trans- ferred to the department of Virginia. On March 13, 1805, he received the brevets of colonel, brigadier-general and major-general, U.S.A., took command of the independent division of the 24th army corps, March 20. 1805, and participated in the capture of Petersburg, Va., and the pursuit of the Confederates. On Aug. 5, 1805, he became commander of the 24th corps and later of the de- partment of Virginia. He was mustered out of the volunteer service. Sept. 1, 1800, was depot commissarj- at St. Louis, and later served in the Indian department until Sept. 4, 1871, when he resigned his commission. He made his home in St. Lfjuis. Mo.. whfMe h.- di.-d. April 8, 1899.

TURNER, Samuel Hulbeart, Hebraist, was born in Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 23, 1790; son of the Rev. Joseph and Elizabeth (Mason) Turner. He was graduated from the University of Penn- sylvania, A.B., in 1807, A.M., 1810; studied tlieology uniler Bishop White, 1807-10; was ad- mitted to the diaconate at St. Paul's church, Phil- adelphia, Jan. 27. 1811, and advanced to the priest- hood by Bishop White in 1814. He was rector at

Chestertown, Md., 1812-17; superintendent of a theological school in Philadelphia in 1818; pro- fessor of historical theology at the General Theo- logical seminary. New York city, 1818-21; and of biblical learning, 1821-01, and professor of Hebrew at Columbia college, 1830-01. In 1831 he delivered a course of lectures on the Hebrew language, which were afterward publislied. He was mar- ried to Mary Estlier, daughter of Burrage Beach of Cheshire, Conn. He is the author of: Aotcs on the Epiatles to the Romans (1824); transla- tion of Planck's " Introduction to Sacred Philo- logy" (1834), and of Jahn's " Introduction to the old Testament" (1827); Companion to Genesis (1841); Essay on Our LorcVs Discourse of Caper- naum (1845); Biographical Notices on Jeu-isJi Rabbis (1847); Spiritual Things {1S49); Prophecy (1851); Teachings of the Master (1859); The Qospel (1801), and editions of Hebrews (1852), Romans (1853), and Ephesians and Galatians (1850). He died in New York city, Dec. 21, 1801.

TURNER, Thomas, naval officer, was born in Washington, D.C., Dec. 23, 1808. He was ap- pointed midshipman in the U.S. navy, April 21, 1825; advanced to passed midshipman, Juno 4, 1831, and to lieutenant, Dec. 22, 1825, and was assigned to the frigate Macedonian on an explor- ing expedition, 1837-38. He was attaciied to the flagship Columbia, East India squadron, 1838-41, participating in the destruction of several Malay pirates' towns on the island of Sumatra, in 1S:!0; was given command of the store-sliip Fredonia of the Gulf squadron in June, 1847, and later in the year commanded the sloops Albany and Reefer in the attack on Tuspan, Mex., in April, 1847. He was promoted commander, Sept. 14, 1855; commanded the sloop Saratoga of the Home squadron, 1858-00, and he captured the Mexican steamers Miramon and Marques de Habana, at- tempting a blockade of the port of Vera Cruz, March 0, 1800. He was promoted commodore, Dec. 13, 1802, and commanded the iVe!r7?'03is/(/t'S, South Atlantic squadron, in the attacks on the forts at Charleston, April 7, 1803; promoted rear admiral, June 24, 1808; commanded the South Pacific squadron, 1808-70, and was retired from active service, April 21, 1870. He died in Glen Mills, Pa., March 24, 1883.

TURNER, Thomas Qoodwin, governor of Rhode Island, was born in Warren. R.I., Oct. 24. 1810; son of William and Abiali (Goodwin) Tur- ner. He assisted his father, who was captain of the packet Hannah and Nancy plying between Warren and Newport. In 1824 he obtained em- ployment as clerk in a dry-goods store in Newport, and later engaged in the dry goods and tailoring business in Warren. He was married, April 4, 1833, to Mary Pierce, daughter of Jonathan and Rosamond Lutlier of Warren. He removed to