James Turner | |
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12th Governor of North Carolina | |
In office December 6, 1802 – December 10, 1805 | |
Preceded by | John Ashe (Elect) |
Succeeded by | Nathaniel Alexander |
United States Senator from North Carolina | |
In office March 4, 1805 – November 21, 1816 | |
Preceded by | Jesse Franklin |
Succeeded by | Montfort Stokes |
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives | |
In office 1799–1800 | |
Member of the North Carolina Senate | |
In office 1801–1802 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Southampton County, Colony of Virginia, British America | December 20, 1766
Died | January 15, 1824 Warren County, North Carolina, U.S. | (aged 57)
Political party | Democratic-Republican |
James Turner (December 20, 1766 – January 15, 1824) was the 12th Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1802 to 1805. He later served as a U.S. Senator from 1805 to 1816.
Turner was born in Southampton County in the Colony of Virginia; his family moved to the Province of North Carolina in 1770. Raised in a family of farmers, Turner served in the North Carolina volunteer militia during the American Revolutionary War in 1780. He served under Nathanael Greene alongside Nathaniel Macon, with whom he formed a lasting friendship and political alliance.