Charles Turner may refer to:

Politicians

American

Charles E. Turner (politician) Charles Edward Turner (September 13, 1886 – March 5, 1936) was an American real estate developer and politician who served as mayor of Dallas from 1932 to 1935. Biography Turner was born in Richardson, Texas to John Edward Turner and Mary E. H ...

(1886–1936), American real estate developer and mayor of Dallas, Texas *

Charles H. Turner (attorney) Charles H. Turner (January 14, 1936 – January 8, 2018) was an American lawyer who served as the United States Attorney for the District of Oregon. Prior to his presidential appointment as U.S. Attorney, Turner worked under his predecessor, S ...

(1936–2018), U.S. Attorney for Oregon *

Charles Henry Turner (U.S. Representative) Charles Henry Turner (May 26, 1861 – August 31, 1913) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Biography Born in Wentworth, New Hampshire, Turner attended the common schools before moving to New York City in November 1879. He attended Colu ...

(1861–1913), U.S. Representative from New York *

Charles W. Turner (attorney) Charles William Turner (June 8, 1846 – January 7, 1907) was a lawyer in Seattle and Montana, and once Adjutant General of Montana. As a youth during the American Civil War, he was a courier for Stonewall Jackson. Subsequently, he was one ...

(1846–1907), Adjutant General of Montana * Charles Turner Jr. (1760–1839), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts *

Chuck Turner Charles Turner (June 10, 1940 – December 25, 2019) was an American politician and activist, who served on the Boston City Council representing District 7. Turner was a member of the Green-Rainbow Party Massachusetts affiliate to the national G ...

(1941–2019), Boston councilor

British

* Charles Turner (MP) (1803–1875), MP for Liverpool, South Lancashire and South West Lancashire * Sir Charles Turner, 1st Baronet, of Warham (1666–1738), British Member of Parliament for King's Lynn, 1695–1738 *

Sir Charles Turner, 1st Baronet, of Kirkleatham Sir Charles Turner, 1st Baronet (11 November 1727 – 26 October 1783) was a British politician and Lord Mayor of York. Early life Turner was the son and heir of Jane (née Bathurst) Turner and William Turner, of Kirkleatham, in present-day Re ...

(c. 1727–1783), British Member of Parliament for York, 1768–1783 *

Sir Charles Turner, 2nd Baronet Sir Charles Turner, 2nd Baronet (28 January 1773 –1 February 1810) was an English politician. He was the son of Sir Charles Turner, 1st Baronet, of Kirkleatham, Sir Charles Turner, Bt of Kirkleatham, Kirkleatham Hall, Yorkshire by his se ...

(1773–1810), British Member of Parliament for Hull, 1796–1802

Canadian

Charles Turner (Canadian politician) Charles Robert Turner (24 March 1916 – 10 January 1993) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada and later became a member of the Senate of Canada. Born in Toronto, Ontario, he became a locomotive engineer by career. ...

(1916–1993), Liberal MP for London East, then Senator from Ontario

Arts

Charles Henry Turner (painter) Charles Henry Francis Turner (7 August 1848 – 24 November 1908) was an American watercolourist and oil painter of landscapes, portraits, illustrations, and genre scenes, who from 1877 studied with Otto Grundmann (1844–1890), founder of the ...

(1848–1908), American painter * Charles Yardley Turner (1850–1918), American painter * Charles Turner (engraver) (1774–1857), English engraver *

Charles Tennyson Turner Charles Tennyson Turner (4 July 1808 – 25 April 1879) was an English poet. Born in Somersby, Lincolnshire, he was an elder brother of Alfred Tennyson; his friendship and the "heart union" with his brother is revealed in ''Poems by Two Brothe ...

(1808–1879), British poet *

Charles Turner (English composer) Charles Turner (1907 – 1977) was an English composer and part-time spy, who took the last recorded British pre-World War II photographs of Adolf Hitler. Born in the early 1900s, Turner's life changed when his father died and his godfather Henr ...

(1907–1977), minor English composer, who took the last pre-war photographs of Hitler *

Charles Turner (musician) Charles Henry Turner (May 26, 1936 – May 19, 2006) was an American jazz trumpeter. Turner performed with Frank Sinatra for eight years, as well as Ella Fitzgerald, Jimmy Dorsey, Ralph Flanagan, Harry James, Charlie Spivak, Count Basie and many ...

(1936–2006), American jazz trumpeter

Sciences

Charles E. Turner (botanist) Charles Edward Turner (1945–1997) was an American botanist. He grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts in biology at Wabash College in 1967. He studied at the University of Washington where he earned a Master of Scie ...

(1945–1997), American botanist *

Charles Henry Turner (zoologist) Charles Henry Turner (February 3, 1867 – February 14, 1923) was an American zoologist, educator, and comparative psychologist, known for his studies on the behavior of insects, particularly bees and ants. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Turner was the ...

(1867–1923), American zoologist, early pioneer in the field of insect behavior *

Charles Turner (engineer) Charles William Oakey Turner (27 January 1901 – 18 May 1994) was a notable New Zealand mechanical and civil engineer, engineering administrator and consultant. He was born in Cardiff, Wales, in 1901. In 1953, Turner was awarded the Queen ...

(1901–1994), New Zealand mechanical and civil engineer, engineering administrator and consultant

Sports

* Charles Turner (Australian cricketer) (1862–1944), Australian cricketer *

Charles Turner (English cricketer) Charles Turner (11 March 1862 – 20 May 1926) was an English cricketer and British Army officer. Turner's batting and bowling styles are unknown. He was born in Gringley-on-the-Hill, Nottinghamshire and died at Thatcham House, Thatcham, Ber ...

(1862–1926), English cricketer *

Charles Turner (water polo) Charles Turner (born 3 September 1952) is an Australian water polo player. He represented Australia as a member of the Australia men's national water polo team at three Olympics: 1976 Summer Olympics, 1980 Summer Olympics and 1984 Summer Olympi ...

(born 1953), Australian water polo player in the 1980 and 1984 Olympics *

Charlie Turner (Canadian football) Charlie Turner (born December 12, 1944) is a former offensive lineman who played twelve seasons the Canadian Football League. He won two Grey Cups for the Edmonton Eskimos and another one with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He won the CFL's Most Ou ...

(born 1944), Canadian football player *

Charlie Turner (footballer) Charles J. Turner (born 30 November 1910, date of death unknown) was an Irish soccer international footballer. Biography Turner was a centre half and was capped 10 times for the Republic of Ireland at senior level. Turner was signed by Leeds ...

(born 1910, date of death unknown), Irish association footballer

Other people

Charles Turner (British Army officer) Major-general Charles Turner (?11 March 1826) was a British Army officer and colonial governor. Career Turner became an ensign in the 2nd (The Queen's Royal) Regiment of Foot on 21 October 1795. After promotion to lieutenant, he saw service in Ire ...

(died 1826), British soldier and colonial administrator *

Charles W. Turner (Medal of Honor) Charles William Turner (May 28, 1921 – September 2, 1950) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during the Battle of Yongsan in the Korean Wa ...

(1921–1950), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient *

Charles Turner (bishop) Charles Henry Turner (14 January 184213 July 1923) was an Anglican bishop, Bishop of Islington from 1898 to 1923. Charles Henry Turner was educated at Highgate School and Trinity College, Cambridge. Ordained by Harold Browne, Bishop of Ely, ...

(1842–1923), suffragan Bishop of Islington *

Charles Turner (merchant) Charles Hampden Turner (1772–1856) was a British businessman, now known as a collector and gardener. Life He was the son of John Turner of Narrow Street, Limehouse,a sailmaker and Dorothy Fowler. His sister Harriet married John Woolmore, the ...

(1773?–1856), British businessman, now known as a collector and gardener * Charles Arthur Turner (1833–1907), British jurist {{hndis, Turner, Charles