Wilfred D. Turner was Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina

Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina

The Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina is the second highest elected official in the U.S. state of North Carolina and is the only elected official to have powers in both the legislative and executive branches of state government...

 from 1901 to 1905. He was born in Turnersburg, North Carolina (near Statesville). He attended Duke University

Duke University

Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...

, Class of 1876, and was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity.

A Democrat, Turner was elected to the North Carolina Senate

North Carolina Senate

The North Carolina Senate is one of the two houses of the North Carolina General Assembly.Its prerogatives and powers are similar to those of the other house, the House of Representatives. Its members do, however, represent districts that are larger than those of their colleagues in the House. The...

 in 1886, 1888 and 1890 from Iredell County. He was President pro tempore of the North Carolina Senate

President Pro Tempore of the North Carolina Senate

The President Pro Tempore of the North Carolina Senate is the highest-ranking officer of one house of the North Carolina General Assembly. The President of the Senate is the Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, but the President Pro-Tem actually holds most of the power and presides in the...

 in 1891.

Turner was also a delegate to the 1896 Democratic National Convention

1896 Democratic National Convention

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