Zephaniah "Zeph" Turner Jr. (December 4, 1812 – March 3, 1876) was a

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...

politician. He represented

Rappahannock County Rappahannock County is a county located in the northern Piedmont region of the Commonwealth of Virginia, US, adjacent to Shenandoah National Park. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 7,348. Its county seat is Washington. The name "Rappah ...

in the

Virginia House of Delegates The Virginia House of Delegates is one of the two parts of the Virginia General Assembly, the other being the Senate of Virginia. It has 100 members elected for terms of two years; unlike most states, these elections take place during odd-number ...

, and served as that body's

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from 1869 until 1871.

References

* List of former Speakers of the House of Delegates, in the old House chamber in the Virginia State Capitol Members of the Virginia House of Delegates Speakers of the Virginia House of Delegates People from Rappahannock County, Virginia 1812 births 1876 deaths 19th-century American politicians {{Virginia-delegate-stub