# C. Murray Turpin > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/C._Murray_Turpin > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/C._Murray_Turpin.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._Murray_Turpin > Source revision: 1351524849 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American politician "Charles Turpin" redirects here. For another person, see [Charles H. Turpin](/source/Charles_H._Turpin). From the *Wilkes-Barre Record*, April 22, 1939 **Charles Murray Turpin** (March 4, 1878 – June 4, 1946) was a [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) member of the [U.S. House of Representatives](/source/U.S._House_of_Representatives) from [Pennsylvania](/source/Pennsylvania).[1][2] ## Biography Turpin was born in [Kingston, Pennsylvania](/source/Kingston%2C_Pennsylvania) on March 4, 1878, and attended the [Wyoming Seminary](/source/Wyoming_Seminary) in Kingston.[3][4] He served as a corporal in the [United States Army](/source/United_States_Army) during the [Spanish–American War](/source/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War) in Company F of the Ninth Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and was a member of the [Pennsylvania National Guard](/source/Pennsylvania_National_Guard) from 1896 to 1901, rising to the rank of captain.[5] He was employed as a [carpenter](/source/Carpenter), grocery clerk, and a [steamboat](/source/Steamboat) captain before graduating from the dental department of the [University of Pennsylvania](/source/University_of_Pennsylvania) at [Philadelphia](/source/Philadelphia), [Pennsylvania](/source/Pennsylvania) in 1904. After graduation, he commenced the practice of [dentistry](/source/Dentistry) in Kingston in 1905.[6] He served as a member of the board of education from 1916 to 1922, burgess of Kingston from 1922 to 1926, and [prothonotary](/source/Prothonotary) of [Luzerne County, Pennsylvania](/source/Luzerne_County%2C_Pennsylvania) from 1926 to 1929.[7] Turpin was elected as a Republican to the [Seventy-first](/source/71st_United_States_Congress) Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of [John J. Casey](/source/John_J._Casey). He was reelected to the [Seventy-second](/source/72nd_United_States_Congress), [Seventy-third](/source/73rd_United_States_Congress), and [Seventy-fourth](/source/74th_United_States_Congress) Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in [1936](/source/1936_United_States_House_election).[8][9] He was appointed assistant chief clerk of the Luzerne County Assessor's Office in [Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania](/source/Wilkes-Barre%2C_Pennsylvania).[10] ## Death and interment Turpin died in Kingston and is buried in Forty Fort Cemetery, [Forty Fort, Pennsylvania](/source/Forty_Fort%2C_Pennsylvania).[11][12] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** "[Turpin, Charles Murray](https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/T000433)" (T000433), in *Biographical Directory of the United States Congress*. Washington, D.C.: Offices of the Historians of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, retrieved online February 10, 2008. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** "[Turpin, Charles Murray](https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/turney-tutt.html)." Ann Arbor, Michigan: *The Political Graveyard*, May 10, 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** "Turpin, Charles Murray," in *Biographical Directory of the United States Congress*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** "Turpin, Charles Murray," *The Political Graveyard*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** "Turpin, Charles Murray," in *Biographical Directory of the United States Congress*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** "Turpin, Charles Murray," in *Biographical Directory of the United States Congress*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** "Turpin, Charles Murray," in *Biographical Directory of the United States Congress*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** "Turpin, Charles Murray," in *Biographical Directory of the United States Congress*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** "Turpin, Charles Murray," *The Political Graveyard*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** "Turpin, Charles Murray," in *Biographical Directory of the United States Congress*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** "Turpin, Charles Murray," in *Biographical Directory of the United States Congress*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** "Turpin, Charles Murray," *The Political Graveyard*. - [The Political Graveyard](https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/turney-tutt.html) U.S. House of Representatives Preceded by John J. Casey Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district 1929–1937 Succeeded by J. Harold Flannery v t e Pennsylvania's delegation(s) to the 71st–74th United States Congresses (ordered by seniority) 71st Senate: ▌D. Reed (R) ▌W. Vare (R) ▌J. Grundy (R) ▌J. Davis (R) House: ▌W. Griest (R) ▌S. Porter (R) ▌G. Graham (R) ▌E. Kiess (R) ▌H. Temple (R) ▌G. Darrow (R) ▌L. McFadden (R) ▌H. Watson (R) ▌M. C. Kelly (R) ▌G. Campbell (R) ▌N. Strong (R) ▌M. Shreve (R) ▌S. Kendall (R) ▌H. Ransley (R) ▌J. Casey (D) ▌J. Connolly (R) ▌A. Wyant (R) ▌E. Beers (R) ▌J. Kurtz (R) ▌L. Watres (R) ▌G. Welsh (R) ▌B. Golder (R) ▌F. Magrady (R) ▌F. Menges (R) ▌G. Brumm (R) ▌J. Chase (R) ▌T. Cochran (R) ▌I. Doutrich (R) ▌H. Estep (R) ▌J. Leech (R) ▌J. H. Swick (R) ▌J. Beck (R) ▌J. Wolfenden (R) ▌W. Coyle (R) ▌C. Esterly (R) ▌P. Sullivan (R) ▌C. Turpin (R) ▌J. Kinzer (R) ▌E. Erk (R) ▌R. Rich (R) 72nd Senate: ▌D. Reed (R) ▌J. Davis (R) House: ▌G. Graham (R) ▌H. Temple (R) ▌G. Darrow (R) ▌L. McFadden (R) ▌H. Watson (R) ▌M. C. Kelly (R) ▌G. Campbell (R) ▌N. Strong (R) ▌M. Shreve (R) ▌S. Kendall (R) ▌H. Ransley (R) ▌J. Connolly (R) ▌A. Wyant (R) ▌E. Beers (R) ▌J. Kurtz (R) ▌G. Welsh (R) ▌B. Golder (R) ▌F. Magrady (R) ▌G. Brumm (R) ▌J. Chase (R) ▌T. Cochran (R) ▌I. Doutrich (R) ▌H. Estep (R) ▌J. Leech (R) ▌J. H. Swick (R) ▌J. Beck (R) ▌J. Wolfenden (R) ▌W. Coyle (R) ▌P. Sullivan (R) ▌C. Turpin (R) ▌J. R. Kinzer (R) ▌E. Erk (R) ▌R. Rich (R) ▌P. Boland (D) ▌H. Haines (D) ▌N. Lichtenwalner (D) ▌E. Stokes (R) ▌H. Stull (R) ▌J. Biddle (R) ▌R. Davis (R) 73rd Senate: ▌D. Reed (R) ▌J. Davis (R) House: ▌G. Darrow (R) ▌L. McFadden (R) ▌H. Watson (R) ▌M. C. Kelly (R) ▌N. Strong (R) ▌H. Ransley (R) ▌B. Focht (R) ▌J. Connolly (R) ▌G. Edmonds (R) ▌J. Kurtz (R) ▌G. Brumm (R) ▌T. Cochran (R) ▌I. Doutrich (R) ▌J. H. Swick (R) ▌J. Beck (R) ▌J. Wolfenden (R) ▌C. Turpin (R) ▌J. R. Kinzer (R) ▌B. Rich (R) ▌P. Boland (D) ▌H. Haines (D) ▌E. Stokes (R) ▌B. Berlin (D) ▌J. T. Brooks (D) ▌C. Crosby (D) ▌J. W. Ditter (R) ▌M. Dunn (D) ▌H. Ellenbogen (D) ▌C. Faddis (D) ▌M. Muldowney (R) ▌W. Richardson (D) ▌J. B. Snyder (D) ▌A. Waldron (R) ▌F. Walter (D) ▌O. Frey (D) 74th Senate: ▌J. Davis (R) ▌J. Guffey (D) House: ▌G. Darrow (R) ▌H. Ransley (R) ▌B. Focht (R) ▌I. Doutrich (R) ▌J. Wolfenden (R) ▌C. Turpin (R) ▌J. R. Kinzer (R) ▌R. Rich (R) ▌P. Boland (D) ▌H. Haines (D) ▌B. Berlin (D) ▌J. T. Brooks (D) ▌C. Crosby (D) ▌J. W. Ditter (R) ▌M. Dunn (D) ▌H. Ellenbogen (D) ▌C. Faddis (D) ▌W. Richardson (D) ▌J. B. Snyder (D) ▌F. Walter (D) ▌O. Frey (D) ▌J. B. Daly (D) ▌C. Dietrich (D) ▌F. Dorsey (D) ▌D. Driscoll (D) ▌C. Eckert (D) ▌C. Fenerty (R) ▌J. Gildea (D) ▌D. Gingery (D) ▌J. Gray (D) ▌T. Moritz (D) ▌J. Quinn (D) ▌M. Stack (D) ▌W. Wilson (R) Authority control databases: People US Congress --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [C. 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