About Edward C. Turner
Lived 1872 – 1950 (aged 78). Edward C. Turner was an American lawyer and judge.
Edward Crawford Turner (March 26, 1872 – September 13, 1950) was a Republican lawyer in the U.S. state of Ohio who served two non consecutive terms of two years as Ohio Attorney General, and was later a justice of the Ohio Supreme Court 1940 until his death.
Biography
Edward C. Turner was born in Columbus, Ohio, in 1872 to Robert M. and Jane Crawford Turner. He graduated from Ohio State University College of Law in 1901, was admitted to the bar that year and began a practice in Columbus. He received a masters of law degree in 1903 from Ohio State.
Turner was elected Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney in 1910. Several members of the Ohio General Assembly were accused of taking bribes in 1911. Turner and Ohio Attorney General Timothy Hogan investigated. Five legislators were indicted, and four went to prison.
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Who was Edward C. Turner?
graduate of Moritz College of Law
When was Edward C. Turner born?
Edward C. Turner was born on 26 March 1872 in Columbus.
When did Edward C. Turner die?
Edward C. Turner died on 13 September 1950 in Columbus.
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Edward C. Turner was a lawyer and judge.
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Edward C. Turner was American.
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