Erastus Johnson Turner (December 26, 1846 – February 10, 1933) was a

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from

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. Born in Lockport, Pennsylvania, Turner attended college in

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, in 1859 and 1860. He moved to

Bloomfield, Iowa Bloomfield is a city and the county seat of Davis County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,682 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History Bloomfield was incorporated on January 3, 1855. On October 12, 1864 a small group of ...

, in 1860. Enlisted in Company E,

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, in 1864 and served until the close of the

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. He attended Adrian (Michigan) College 1866-1868. He was

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in 1871 and commenced practice at

. He moved to

Hoxie, Kansas Hoxie is a city in and the county seat of Sheridan County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,211. History Hoxie was laid out in early 1886. The town founders convinced the residents of Kenneth, ...

, in 1879 and resumed the practice of law. He served as member of the

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1881-1885. Secretary of the Kansas Board of Railroad Commissioners from April 1, 1883, to August 1, 1886. Turner was elected as a Republican to the Fiftieth and Fifty-first Congresses (March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1890. Practiced law several years in

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He moved to

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, in 1905 and continued the practice of law. He retired from active pursuits in 1916 and moved to

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, where he died on February 10, 1933. He was interred in Forest Lawn Mausoleum,

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