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TURNER, Sir John, 3rd Bt. (1712-80), of Warham, Norf.
Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754, ed. R. Sedgwick, 1970
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Constituency
Dates
9 Feb. 1739 - 1774
Family and Education
bap. 19 June 1712, o.s. of Sir John Turner, 2nd Bt., M.P. (bro. of Sir Charles Turner), of Warham by Anne, da. of Thomas Allen, London merchant. educ. Greenwich sch., Christ’s, Camb. 1730; M. Temple 1729, called 1736, bencher 1766. m. (1) 20 Oct. 1746, Miss Stonehouse (d.1749), s.p.; (2) Frances, da. and coh. of John Neale of Allesley, Warws., 2da. suc. fa. 6 Jan. 1739.
Offices Held
Ld. of Treasury May 1762-July 1765.
Biography
Turner succeeded his uncle, Sir Charles Turner, as M.P. for King’s Lynn, voting with the Government in every recorded division. He died 25 June 1780.