James Turner (North Carolina politician)
James Turner | |
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| 12th Governor of North Carolina | |
| In office December 6, 1802 – December 10, 1805 | |
| Preceded by | John Ashe (Elect) |
| Succeeded by | Nathaniel Alexander |
| United States Senator from North Carolina | |
| In office March 4, 1805 – November 21, 1816 | |
| Preceded by | Jesse Franklin |
| Succeeded by | Montfort Stokes |
| Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives | |
| In office 1799–1800 | |
| Member of the North Carolina Senate | |
| In office 1801–1802 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 20, 1766 Southampton County, Colony of Virginia, British America |
| Died | January 15, 1824 (aged 57) Warren County, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
James Turner (December 20, 1766 – January 15, 1824) was the 12th Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1802 to 1805. He later served as a U.S. Senator from 1805 to 1816.
Turner was born in Southampton County in the Colony of Virginia; his family moved to the Province of North Carolina in 1770. Raised in a family of farmers, Turner served in the North Carolina volunteer militia during the American Revolutionary War in 1780. He served under Nathanael Greene alongside Nathaniel Macon, with whom he formed a lasting friendship and political alliance.