Oscar Turner (1825–1896)

Oscar Turner ( born February 3, 1825 New Orleans, Louisiana; † January 22, 1896 in Louisville, Kentucky ) was an American politician. Between 1879 and 1885 he represented the state of Kentucky in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Already moved in 1826 Oscar Turner with his parents in the Fayette County, Kentucky, where he attended the public schools. In 1843 he settled in Ballard County. After studying law at Transylvania University in Lexington and his 1847 was admitted to the bar he began to work in his new profession.

After the Civil War Turner began a political career. Between 1867 and 1871 he sat in the Senate from Kentucky. In the congressional elections of 1878 was Turner as an independent candidate in the first election district of Kentucky in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, DC selected. There he entered on March 4, 1879, the successor of Andrew Boone. After two re- election he was able to complete in 1885 three contiguous legislatures in Congress until March 3. In the meantime, he joined the Democratic Party. His second term in office between 1881 and 1883 he graduated as their candidate in the U.S. House of Representatives.

After the end of his time in Congress, Oscar Turner practiced as a lawyer again. He died on January 22, 1896 in Louisville. His son, Oscar (1867-1902) was of 1899-1901 also the state of Kentucky in Congress.