Benjamin Franklin Turner Sr. (1873 – 25 May 1950) was the

Mayor of Passaic, New Jersey Mayors of Passaic, New Jersey Most recent first: * Hector Carlos Lora, 2016 to present (interim mayor, November 17, 2016; elected to regular term May 9, 2017) * Alex Blanco, November 2008 to the day he pleaded guilty and was convicted on federal ...

. He was a city commissioner for

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, five times and was the director of parks and public improvements. Turner was first elected as a

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for a four-year term. He died on May 25, 1950.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Turner, Benjamin Franklin Sr. 1873 births 1950 deaths 20th-century New Jersey politicians 20th-century mayors of places in New Jersey Mayors of Passaic, New Jersey