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Benjamin Sterling Turner (March 17, 1825 – March 21, 1894) was an American businessman and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives representing Alabama's 1st congressional district in the 42nd United States Congress. [1]
1872 Currier and Ives print showing the first Black U.S. Senator and Representatives: Sen. Hiram Revels (R-MS), Rep. Benjamin S. Turner (R-AL), Robert DeLarge (R-SC), Josiah Walls (R-FL), Jefferson Long (R-GA), Joseph Rainey and Robert B. Elliott (R-SC), 1872. The following is a list of Black Republicans, past and present. This list is limited ...
It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1871, to March 4, 1873, during the third and fourth years of Ulysses S. Grant's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1860 United States census .
Turner, 52, got to work right away at HUD headquarters on Thursday in announcing the rule change after having been confirmed by the Senate the day before in a bipartisan vote. Show comments ...
Benjamin S. Turner (1825–1894), U.S. Representative from Alabama Sir Ben Turner (politician) (1863–1942), Member of Parliament for Batley and Morley Benjamin F. Turner Sr. (1873–1950), mayor of Passaic, New Jersey
PHOTO: President Donald Trump walks through the Cross Hall as he arrives to sign the Laken Riley Act in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Jan. 29, 2025.
Republican Rep. Mike Turner on Sunday refuted claims that the massive overhaul of the federal government by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) constitutes a federal crisis.
Edmund Pettus – U.S. Senator from 1897 to 1907, Brigadier General CSA [52] Jeff Sessions – United States Senator [53] Terri Sewell – 2010 Democratic representative for Alabama's 7th congressional district [54] Benjamin S. Turner – first African American elected to U.S. Congress from Alabama (1871– Republican) [55]