Joseph Turney (March 19, 1825 – July 29, 1892) was a

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politician in the state of

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and was

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from 1880 to 1884. Joseph Turney was born March 19, 1825, in New England. His parents moved to

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, in 1834. He first was a blacksmith, and later worked in railroads and banking. In 1865 and 1867 he was elected Treasurer of

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. In 1879 and again in 1881, he was elected on the Republican ticket as Treasurer of Ohio. Afterward, he returned to Cleveland, where he died several years later. Smith 1898 : 409

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Turney, Joseph 1825 births 1892 deaths State treasurers of Ohio Ohio Republicans Politicians from Cleveland