Daniel Turner (September 26, 1796 – July 21, 1860) was a U.S. Congressman from

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(1827 – 1829). Turner was born in

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as the son of future North Carolina Governor James Turner. He graduated from the

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in 1814, and served in the

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as an assistant engineer with the rank of second lieutenant. As a result of the

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's post-war reduction, he resigned in May 1815. Turner then studied at the

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for two years before returning to North Carolina. He was a member of the

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(1819–1824). He was elected to the

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of the 20th Congress in 1827, serving one term. On February 25, 1829, Turner married Anna Arnold Key, the daughter of

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. They had eleven children. From 1854 until his death, he was superintending engineer of public works at

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. His home, Reedy Rill, was listed on the

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in 1974.

References

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1796 births 1860 deaths People from Warrenton, North Carolina United States Military Academy alumni United States Army personnel of the War of 1812 College of William & Mary alumni 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives Jacksonian members of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina {{NorthCarolina-politician-stub