Clarence Wyly Turner (October 22, 1866 –March 23, 1939) was an American politician who served in the United States Congress as a member of the
United States House of Representatives
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from
Tennessee
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.
Biography
Turner was born on October 22, 1866 on a farm near Clydeton, in
Humphreys County, Tennessee
Humphreys County is a county located in the western part of Middle Tennessee, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,990. Its county seat is Waverly.
History
Humphreys County was established in 1809 from ...
the son of Charles N. and Hettie B. Turner. He attended the public schools, a preparatory school in Edgewood in
Dickson County, Tennessee
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, and National Normal Institute in
Lebanon, Ohio
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History
Lebanon is in the Symmes Purchase. The first European settl ...
. He graduated from the law department of
Northern Indiana Normal School
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at
Valparaiso, Indiana
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History
The site of present-day Valparaiso was included in the purchase of land from the ...
in 1904. He was admitted to the
bar
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the same year and commenced practice at
Waverly, Tennessee
Waverly is a city in and the county seat of Humphreys County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 4,297 at the 2020 census.
History
Waverly was established by Steven Pavatt as a stop along the stagecoach road between Nashville and Memph ...
, in Humphreys County. He was also the editor of the ''Waverly Sentinel''.
Career
The chairman of the
Democratic
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committee of Humphreys County for fifteen years, Turner was also a member of the
Tennessee Senate
The Tennessee Senate is the upper house of the U.S. state of Tennessee's state legislature, which is known formally as the Tennessee General Assembly.
The Tennessee Senate has the power to pass resolutions concerning essentially any issue reg ...
in 1900, 1901, and from 1909 to 1912. He was a delegate to the
Democratic National Committee
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in 1920. He was elected mayor of Waverly, Tennessee in 1920, and also worked as a city attorney.
Elected as a
Democrat to
Sixty-seventh Congress
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by the
Tennessee's 7th congressional district
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Current boundaries
The district is located in both Wes ...
to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Lemuel P. Padgett, Turner served from November 7, 1922 to March 3, 1923. He was not a candidate in 1922 for re-election to the
Sixty-eighth Congress
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.
Turner returned to Waverly, Tennessee and engaged in banking and agricultural pursuits. He served as the
county judge
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of Humphreys County from 1924 to 1933. He was elected to the
Seventy-third and to the three succeeding Congresses by
Tennessee's 6th congressional district
The 6th congressional district of Tennessee is a congressional district in Middle Tennessee.
It has been represented by Republican John Rose since January 2019.
Current boundaries
The district is located in north-central Tennessee and borders K ...
. He served from March 4, 1933 until his death in
Washington, D.C.
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on March 23, 1939.
Death
After his death in
Washington, D.C.
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on March 23, 1939, Turner's remains were transported and he is
interred
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in Marable Cemetery in Waverly, Tennessee.
See also
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References
External links
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Memorial services held in the House of Representatives of the United States, together with remarks presented in eulogy of Clarence Wily Turner, late a representative from Tennessee frontispiece 1939
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1866 births
1939 deaths
Mayors of places in Tennessee
Heads of county government in Tennessee
Democratic Party Tennessee state senators
Valparaiso University alumni
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee
People from Humphreys County, Tennessee
People from Waverly, Tennessee