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William Iredell Turner (June 7, 1812 – October 28, 1881), also occasionally and erroneously referred to as William J. Turner, was a Florida pioneer and a soldier who helped establish
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and
Parrish, Florida Parrish is an unincorporated community in northwestern Manatee County, Florida, United States. The community is located near the intersection of U.S. 301 and State Road 62 and is part of the North Port–Sarasota–Bradenton Metropo ...
. Turner was born in Virginia on June 7, 1812. When he was about sixteen years old, he enlisted in the military. He fought during the
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, during which time he was injured in the neck. He was discharged from the military in August 1837 but returned to a militia role during the
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, where he served as a Colonel for the Florida State Militia and commanded
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in 1861. Prior to the Civil War Turner owned and ran Oak Hill, the largest plantation in
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. Turner was a proponent of secession and had unsuccessfully run for a seat in the
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. However, he is known to have been elected to the
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in 1865. Turner died on October 28, 1881, and is buried alongside his wife Isabella at the Parrish Cemetery.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Turner, William Iredell 1812 births 1881 deaths 19th-century American planters 19th-century members of the Florida Legislature