Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Daniel McNeill Turner

Full Name: Daniel McNeill Turner, Jr.
Birth date: November 24, 1853
Death date: November 5, 1937

Terms of Service

Senate, 27th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ Legislature
1/8/1901 - 1/13/1903
Democrat
House, 25th Legislature
1/12/1897 - 1/10/1899
Democrat

(1) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1902 due to redistricting. Act approved Sep. 6, 1901, 27th Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 6, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950 1950.
(2) 27th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/8/1901, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

Marriage of Senator D. McNeil Turner and Mrs. S.M. Franklin, Postmistress of the House, during a joint session of the legislature, 10/1/1901. 27th Legislature, 2nd C.S. Senate Journal .

Photographs

Photograph. D. McNeal Turner, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Daniel McNeill Turner, marriage to Sueneita Meriwether Turner. Lineage Book, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Volume 109, 1929. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000. Ancestry.com .
Obituary and photo, "D. McNeill Turner, One of City's Oldest Attorneys, Is Dead," 11/5/1937, p. 1. Birth date 11/24/1853 in Tallahassee, Florida, served as "Texas representative and in the state senate." Corpus Christi Caller-Times .
D. McNeill Turner, birth date 11/24/1853 in Florida, death date 11/5/1937 in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas; attorney, father Dr. D. NcNeill Turner, Sr. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
D. McNeill Turner (1853-1938), burial in Peck Cemetery, Goliad, Goliad County. Spouse Sueneita Turner, burial in Alpine, Brewster County, was "Postmistress of the Texas House of Representatives, the first lady ever elected an officer of the Texas Legislature." Find a Grave . Sueneita Turner D. McNeill Turner
Biographical sketch, Volume II, pp. 1012-1013. Born 11/24/1852 in Tallahassee, Florida. Historical Review of South-east Texas and the Founders, Leaders and Representative Men of Its Commerce, Industry and Civic Affairs 1910.
Biographical sketch, D. McNeill Turner. Born 11/24/1853 in Tallahassee, Florida. Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature 1897.
Biographical sketch, D. McNeill Turner, p. 79. Born 11/24/1854 in Tallahassee, Florida. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas 1901.
Account of the marriage of Senator D. McNeill Turner and Mrs. S.M. Franklin, daughter of George W. Meriwether of Goliad, a member of the 18th legislature. Roster of Senate members lists name D. McNeil Turner. Year Book for Texas, 1901 1902.