Scott Turner (engineer)

Scott Turner
Black and white photograph of a seated, short-haired man looking off to the side and wearing a striped suit and tie.
Photograph of Turner in 1925
5th Director of the U.S. Bureau of Mines
In office
1925 – August 16, 1934
Preceded byH. Foster Bain
Succeeded byJohn W. Finch
Personal details
Born(1880-07-31)July 31, 1880
Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
DiedJuly 30, 1972(1972-07-30) (aged 91)
Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Resting placeMount Hope Cemetery
Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
Spouse
Amy Prudden Jenison
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(m. 1919; died 1972)​
Parent
Alma materUniversity of Michigan (AB)
Michigan College of Mines (EM)
Occupationmining engineer
AwardsHoover Medal
Military career
Allegiance United States
Service / branchU.S. Navy
Battles / wars

Scott Turner (July 31, 1880 – July 30, 1972)[1] was an American mining engineer. He served as the 5th Director of the United States Bureau of Mines from 1926 to 1934 and was the 18th recipient of the Hoover Medal.[2][3]

  1. ^ Who was who in America, Volume 5. 1973. p. 735
  2. ^ Hoover Medal Board of Award. Scott Turner: eighteenth Hoover medalist, Nummer 18. 1957
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