Joseph Turney was a Republican

Republican Party (United States)

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 politician in the state of Ohio

Ohio

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 and was Ohio State Treasurer

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 from 1880-1884.

Joseph Turney was born March 19, 1825 in New England. His parents moved to Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland, Ohio

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 in 1834. He first was a blacksmith, and later worked in railroads and banking. In 1865 and 1867 he was elected Treasurer of Cuyahoga county

Cuyahoga County, Ohio

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. In 1879 and again in 1881, he was elected on the Republican ticket as Treasurer of Ohio. Afterward, he returned to Cleveland, where he died several years later.