Background
He was the son of Sir Charles Turner, Bt of Kirkleatham Hall, Yorkshire by his second wife Mary, the daughter of James Shuttleworth of Gawthorpe Hall.
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Charles Turner
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Career
He joined the Army as a Cornet in the Royal Horse Guards in 1789, was a lieutenant in 1794-1795 and became a captain in the 4th West Yorkshire militia in 1797. He died in 1810 aged only 37, leaving his Kirkleatham estate to his widow.
Membership
1st United Kingdom Parliament. 18th Parliament of Great Britain]
He was elected at the 1796 general election as a Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Kingston upon Hull, and held the seat until the 1802 general election.
