Jabez Turner
Encyclopedia
Jabez Turner was a former mayor of Sacramento
, California
.
He was born on the 25th October 1828, the seventh of the fourteen children of Puritan farmers George and Amy Turner in the tiny village of Warkton
near Kettering
in Northamptonshire
. Originally apprenticed as a carpenter, he left England
for America
with his wife Elizabeth in 1852 and worked in rail-road shops in Syracuse
, Hamilton
, Grand Rapids, Torch Lake
and Sturgeon Bay
, before migrating to California
via the Panama Canal
in 1864, where he was employed in the wood-working section of the San Francisco and Alameda Railroad Company (later the Central Pacific Railroad Company) until 1871, when he was transferred to the shops in Sacramento.
He was elected mayor of that city in March 1878, on what was known as the State Workingmen's ticket,and served for three years; his administration was a progressive but non-partisan one, with many reforms and improvements being put in operation under his direction. He later served as a director of the Sacramento Free Library and the Sacramento Building & Loan Association.
Turner lost his first two wives to illness, and was survived by his third, Nancy Phelps Turner. He had seven children.
Sacramento
Sacramento is the capital of the state of California, in the United States of America.Sacramento may also refer to:- United States :*Sacramento County, California*Sacramento, Kentucky*Sacramento – San Joaquin River Delta...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
He was born on the 25th October 1828, the seventh of the fourteen children of Puritan farmers George and Amy Turner in the tiny village of Warkton
Warkton
Warkton is a nucleated village and civil parish in the English county of Northamptonshire. It is about three miles north-east of the town of Kettering and forms part of the borough of Kettering. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 144 people.- External links :*...
near Kettering
Kettering
Kettering is a market town in the Borough of Kettering, Northamptonshire, England. It is situated about from London. Kettering is mainly situated on the west side of the River Ise, a tributary of the River Nene which meets at Wellingborough...
in Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
. Originally apprenticed as a carpenter, he left England
England
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for America
United States
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with his wife Elizabeth in 1852 and worked in rail-road shops in Syracuse
Syracuse
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, Hamilton
Hamilton
- Australia :* Hamilton, New South Wales, suburb of Newcastle** Hamilton railway station, New South Wales* Hamilton, Queensland, suburb of Brisbane* Hamilton, South Australia* Hamilton, Tasmania* Hamilton, Victoria* Hamilton Island, Queensland- Canada :...
, Grand Rapids, Torch Lake
Torch Lake
Torch Lake may refer to:*Torch Lake , a lake in Antrim County, Michigan*Torch Lake , a lake in Houghton County, Michigan*Torch Lake Township, Antrim County, Michigan, a township in Antrim County, Michigan...
and Sturgeon Bay
Sturgeon Bay
Sturgeon Bay is an arm of Green Bay extending southeastward approximately 10 miles into the Door Peninsula at the city of Sturgeon Bay, located approximately halfway up the Door Peninsula. The bay is connected to Lake Michigan by the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal. Three bridges cross the bay, including...
, before migrating to California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
via the Panama Canal
Panama Canal
The Panama Canal is a ship canal in Panama that joins the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean and is a key conduit for international maritime trade. Built from 1904 to 1914, the canal has seen annual traffic rise from about 1,000 ships early on to 14,702 vessels measuring a total of 309.6...
in 1864, where he was employed in the wood-working section of the San Francisco and Alameda Railroad Company (later the Central Pacific Railroad Company) until 1871, when he was transferred to the shops in Sacramento.
He was elected mayor of that city in March 1878, on what was known as the State Workingmen's ticket,and served for three years; his administration was a progressive but non-partisan one, with many reforms and improvements being put in operation under his direction. He later served as a director of the Sacramento Free Library and the Sacramento Building & Loan Association.
Turner lost his first two wives to illness, and was survived by his third, Nancy Phelps Turner. He had seven children.