Sir Charles Turner, 1st Baronet, of Kirkleatham

Sir Charles Turner, 1st Baronet (11 November 1727 – 26 October 1783) was a British politician and Lord Mayor of York.

Early life Turner was the son and heir of Jane (née Bathurst) Turner and William Turner, of Kirkleatham, in present-day Redcar and Cleveland, England. His father was the second son of Charles Turner and his mother was the daughter of Charles Bathurst, Esq. of York. From 21 March 1768 to 17 November 1783, he was Member of Parliament for York. He was Lord Mayor of York for 1772.

Turner was created Baronet, 8 May 1782.

Personal life He married twice: firstly to Elizabeth Wombwell, a daughter of William Wombwell, Esq. of Wombwell. After her death, he married, secondly, to Mary Shuttleworth, a daughter of James Shuttleworth, Esq. of Forcett, in 1771. Together, they were the parents of one son and two daughters, including:

Sir Charles Turner, 2nd Baronet (1773–1810), who married Teresa Gleadowe-Newcomen, the daughter of Sir William Gleadowe-Newcomen, 1st Baronet and Charlotte Gleadowe-Newcomen, 1st Viscountess Newcomen. Mary Turner (d. 1815), who married Richard Oliver Gascoigne, of Parlington Hall. and was 57 when he died on 26 October 1783.