John Herbert Turner (May 7, 1834 – December 9, 1923) was a

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politician. Born in

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, Turner moved to

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and worked as a merchant in Halifax and

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. In 1862 he moved to Victoria, on Vancouver Island, and founded Turner, Beeton and Co., which was involved in salmon canning, insurance and finance, importing and wholesaling. Turner entered politics serving as

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of Victoria from 1876 to 1881 and entered the provincial

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in 1886 in the constituency of

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. He served as minister of finance under successive premiers from 1887 to 1895 and as the 11th

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from 1895 to 1898. From 1901 to 1915 he was the province's representative in

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where he retired. He died in

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in 1923.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Turner, John Herbert 1834 births 1923 deaths Canadian Anglicans English emigrants to pre-Confederation British Columbia Premiers of British Columbia People from Mid Suffolk District Mayors of Victoria, British Columbia 19th-century mayors of places in British Columbia 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia