Oscar Turner

Oscar Turner (October 19, 1867 – July 17, 1902) was an American attorney and politician from Kentucky. A Democrat, he was most notable for his service in the United States House of Representatives from 1899 to 1901.

Biography Oscar Turner was born at Woodlands, his father's farm near Woodville, Kentucky, on October 19, 1867. He was the son of Caroline (Gardner) Turner and Oscar Turner, who served in Congress from 1879 to 1885. Turner's great-grandfather was Winthrop Sargent, who served as governor of Mississippi Territory. Having graduated at nineteen, Turner did not meet the minimum age required to practice law (twenty-one), so he furthered his education with extensive travel before attaining admission to the bar in 1891 and beginning to practice in Louisville.