| Roy Joseph Turner | |
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13th Governor of Oklahoma
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| In office 1947 – 1951 |
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| Preceded by | Robert S. Kerr |
| Succeeded by | Johnston Murray |
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| Born | November 6, 1894 Lincoln County, Oklahoma |
| Died | June 11 1973 (aged 78) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Political party | Democratic |
Roy Joseph Turner, was a Governor of Oklahoma, Turner was born November 6, 1894, in Lincoln County, Oklahoma Territory. Upon completion of his high school education, he attended Hill's Business College in Oklahoma City. He was a bookkeeper for Morris Parking Company in Oklahoma City from 1911-1915; a salesman for the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company there and after his service in World War I, he was a dealer in real estate, principally in Oklahoma, Florida and Texas. By 1928, he established the Turner Ranch at Sulphur, Oklahoma but he maintained a residence in Oklahoma city where he served on the Board of Education from 1939 to 1946. His term as Governor of Oklahoma was from January 13, 1947, to January 8 1951. He lived in Oklahoma City until his death June 11, 1973 and he is buried in Rose Hill Burial Park there.
| Preceded by Robert S. Kerr |
Governor of Oklahoma 1947–1951 |
Succeeded by Johnston Murray |
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| Territorial: Steele • Martin • Seay • Renfrow • Barnes • Jenkins • Grimes • Ferguson • Frantz
Haskell • Cruce • Williams • Robertson • Walton • Trapp • Johnston • Holloway • W. Murray • Marland • Phillips • Kerr • Turner • J. Murray • Gary • Edmondson • Nigh • Bellmon • Bartlett • Hall • Boren • Nigh • Bellmon • Walters • Keating • Henry |
