Background
White, John Turner was born on April 22, 1854 in Greene County, Missouri, United States. Son of William and Margaret (Fry) White.
White, John Turner was born on April 22, 1854 in Greene County, Missouri, United States. Son of William and Margaret (Fry) White.
Bachelor of Arts, with highest honors, Drury College, Springfield, Missouri, 1878, Master of Arts, 1881, Doctor of Laws, 1918.
Admitted to Missouri bar, 1882, and began practice at Springfield. Member Thrasher, White & McCammon, 1887, until Thrasher retired, 1895. Practiced with McCammon until 1902, then alone.
Reporter Saint Louis Court of Appeals, 1902-1907.
Commissioner Supreme Court of Missouri, 1917-1923. Settled in Jefferson City, 1917.
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri, 1923-1933. Now retired. Trustee Drury College, 1908-1919.
Member Christian (Disciples) Church. Mason.; Club: Country (Jefferson City). Wrote opinion on constitutionality of zoning ordinance of Saint Louis which attracted wide attention, also The Cause of the Crime Wave, public by Missouri State Bar Association.
Married Mary Hackney Jones, October 11, 1883. Children: Warren Lee, Mistress Edith Margaret Reed, John Turner.