MOGMJTurner
JOHN H. TURNER 1810-1890
Grand Master, 1863-1864
BIOGRAPHY
From Biographies of Past Grand Masters, 1821-1901, by the Grand Lodge of Missouri:
Most Worshipful Brother John H. Turner appeared in the Grand Lodge for the first time at the Annual Session of 1847; he then represented Livingston Lodge No. 51 by proxy. At the Annual Communication in 1851 he was elected Junior Grand Warden, and the following year advanced to Senior Grand Warden. The annals of the Grand Lodge fail to reveal any further advancement or official recognition until the Annual Session of 1862, when he was again elected Senior Grand Warden. One year later, in 1863, he was chosen Most Worshipful Grand Master, and served one term, and was succeeded by Brother John F. Houston.
Of Brother Turner's early life, personal or Masonic, absolutely nothing could be obtained, although many efforts have been made. Other than membership in Fulton Lodge No. 48, in 1862, and his holding Deputy Grand Master's position, nothing more could be learned.
Brother Turner died at Glasgow, Missouri, December 14, 1890.
