Gains S. Turner
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Gaius Samuel Turner was a businessman and political figure in New Brunswick
, Canada. He represented Albert County
in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
from 1879 to 1892 as a Liberal-Conservative.
He was born and educated in Albert County, New Brunswick, the son of Isaac Turner and Elizabeth Colpitts. In 1876, he married Lucy E. Stiles. He was a justice of the peace
. Turner was a ship builder in Harvey, New Brunswick
, and also was a director for the Albert Railway. He was named to the province's Executive Council in 1883 but resigned later that year. He died in office at Fredericton
at the age of 53 after a long illness.
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
, Canada. He represented Albert County
Albert County, New Brunswick
Albert County is located in southeastern New Brunswick, Canada on the Chignecto Bay of the Bay of Fundy. Prior to the abolition of county government in 1967, the county seat was Hopewell Cape...
in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick is located in Fredericton. It was established de jure when the colony was created in 1784, but only came in to session in 1786 following the first elections in late 1785. Until 1891, it was the lower house in a bicameral legislature when its upper house...
from 1879 to 1892 as a Liberal-Conservative.
He was born and educated in Albert County, New Brunswick, the son of Isaac Turner and Elizabeth Colpitts. In 1876, he married Lucy E. Stiles. He was a justice of the peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
. Turner was a ship builder in Harvey, New Brunswick
Harvey, New Brunswick
Harvey is a village in York County, in the Canadian province of New Brunswick.Situated at the southeastern end of Cranberry Lake, the village is approximately 35 km southwest of Fredericton...
, and also was a director for the Albert Railway. He was named to the province's Executive Council in 1883 but resigned later that year. He died in office at Fredericton
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Fredericton is the capital of the Canadian province of New Brunswick, by virtue of the provincial parliament which sits there. An important cultural, artistic, and educational centre for the province, Fredericton is home to two universities and cultural institutions such as the Beaverbrook Art...
at the age of 53 after a long illness.
Further reading
- http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/mtq?doc=32953The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1879, CH MackintoshCharles H. MackintoshCharles Herbert Mackintosh was a journalist, mayor of Ottawa from 1879–1881, represented Ottawa City as a Liberal-Conservative in the Canadian House of Commons from 1882 to 1887, and from 1890 to 1893, and served as Lieutenant Governor of the Northwest Territories from 1893 to 1898.-Parentage and...
- Bradley T. Shoebottom, "The Shipbuilding Career of Gaius S. Turner of Harvey Bank, NB, 1874-1892", The Northern Mariner (Canadian Nautical Research Society), Volume 10, No 3, 2000