Representative Henry Gray Turner

Henry Gray Turner (born March 20, 1839) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Georgia. He represented Georgia’s 11th congressional district and served as a federal legislator during the late nineteenth century. Turner’s congressional career began on December 5, 1881, and he remained in office until March 3, 1897, spanning a total of eight terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.

During his tenure, Turner served as a Representative for Georgia at a time of significant political and social change in the post-Reconstruction South. Identified in congressional records by the bioguide ID T000421, he was part of the Democratic Party’s delegation from Georgia and contributed to the state’s representation in the national legislature for more than fifteen years. Turner left office as a former member of Congress after his service concluded in 1897.