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Sheadrick Turner
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Member of the Illinois House of Representatives | |
In office 1914–1916 |
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In office 1918 – September 30, 1927 |
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Sheadrick Bond Turner
July 12, 1869 West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, US |
Died | September 30, 1927 Chicago, Illinois, US |
(aged 58)
Political party | Republican |
Education | University of Illinois College of Law |
Occupation | Lawyer, newspaper editor, politician |
Sheadrick Bond Turner (July 12, 1869 – September 30, 1927) was an American lawyer, newspaperman, and politician.
Biography
Turner was born in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. He was an African-American. Turner lived in Springfield, Illinois from 1885 to 1889. Turner then moved to Chicago, Illinois. He went to high school and University of Illinois College of Law. Turner was admitted to the Illinois bar. Turner also was the publisher and editor of two weekly publications, The State Capital of Springfield and The Chicago Idea. Turner was a Republican. He served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1915 to 1917 and from 1919 until his death in 1927. Turner died in a hospital in Chicago, Illinois following surgery.
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