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Line 42: Turner was born in [[Southampton County, Virginia]]; his family moved to [[Warren County, North Carolina]] in 1770. Raised in a family of farmers, Turner served in the North Carolina volunteer militia during the [[American Revolutionary War]] in 1780. He served under [[Nathanael Greene]] alongside [[Nathaniel Macon]], with whom he formed a lasting friendship and political alliance. == Politics == In 1798, Turner was elected to the [[North Carolina House of Commons]]; he served there from 1799 to 1800, and served in the [[North Carolina Senate]] from 1801 to 1802. In 1802, the General Assembly elected [[John Baptista Ashe (delegate)\|John Baptista Ashe]] governor, but he died before he could assume office; Turner was chosen in his place and sworn in on 5 December 1802. He served the constitutional limit of three one-year terms and, at the end of this time as governor, was elected to the [[United States Senate]] when [[Montfort Stokes]] resigned before serving the term to which he had been elected.▼ In 1798, Turner was elected to the [[North Carolina House of Commons]]; he served there from 1799 to 1800, and served in the [[North Carolina Senate]] from 1801 to 1802. === Governor === Turner served as a senator for eleven years, re-elected to a second term in 1810, resigning due to ill health in 1816. During his time in office, he supported the administration of [[James Madison]] during the [[War of 1812]].▼ ▲~~In 1798, Turner was elected to the [[North Carolina House of Commons]]; he served there from 1799 to 1800, and served in the [[North Carolina Senate]] from 1801 to 1802.~~ In 1802, the General Assembly elected [[John Baptista Ashe (delegate)\|John Baptista Ashe]] governor, but he died before he could assume office; Turner was chosen in his place and sworn in on 5 December 1802. He served the constitutional limit of three one-year terms and, at the end of this time as governor, was elected to the [[United States Senate]] when [[Montfort Stokes]] resigned before serving the term to which he had been elected. === U.S. Senate === ▲Turner served as a senator for eleven years, re-elected to a second term in ~~1810~~1811, resigning due to ill health in 1816. During his time in office, he supported the administration of [[James Madison]] during the [[War of 1812]]. == Personal life, death, legacy == Turner was married three times; first to Marian Anderson in 1793 (they had four children), then to Ann Cochran in 1802, with no children, and finally to Elizabeth Johnston in 1810 (resulting in two children). Turner died in 1824 and is buried on his "Bloomsbury" plantation in [[Warren County, North Carolina\|Warren County]]. In addition to Bloomsbury, he owned a second home, "Oakland," in present-day [[Vance County, North Carolina\|Vance County]].

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