Background
Turner, Henry A. was born on January 2, 1919 in King City, Missouri, United States. Son of Henry A. and Bessie Marie (Claxton) Turner.
Political science educator author
Turner, Henry A. was born on January 2, 1919 in King City, Missouri, United States. Son of Henry A. and Bessie Marie (Claxton) Turner.
Bachelor of Science, Northwest Missouri State University, 1939. Master of Arts, Missouri University, 1941. Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1950.
Junior college instructor, 1940-1942;
instructor, Iowa State University, 1945-1946;
from instructor to associate professor, University of California-Santa Barbara, 1948-1962;
professor, University of California-Santa Barbara, 1962-1987;
professor emeritus, since 1987;
first department chairman political science, University of California-Santa Barbara, 1960-1965;
academic vice chancellor, University of California-Santa Barbara, 1971-1973. Member summer faculty U. Missouri, 1951, U. Nebr, 1956, University of California-Berkeley, 1958. Visiting professor political science U. Khartoum, Sudan, 1962-1963.
Fulbright lecturer U. Witwatersrand, Republic South Africa, 1968, U. Teheran, Iran, 1974. Consultant Bureau Budget, 1953. Member of staff White House, 1953.
Staff member Democratic National Committee, 1952. Served from ensign to lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1945. Member American Political Science Association, Western Political Science Association.
Married Mary Margaret Tilton, May 23, 1943. Children– John Andrew, Nancy Ellen, Stephen Heald.