Researching Louis Turpin
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1607 people with the Turpin surname? In that year Turpin was ranked number 2097 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Louis means "Famous in Battle" and is of German origin.
Records of Louis Turpin on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Louis Turpin and the Turpin Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 1943 people with the Turpin surname in the UK? Turpin is now ranked number 2388 for popularity in the UK. |
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Louis Washington Turpin
Louis Washington Turpin (February 22, 1849 – February 3, 1903) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.
Born in Charlottesville, Virginia, When his parents both died, he moved to Alabama with his sister and settled in Perry County in 1858.He was Self-educated.He engaged in agricultural pursuits.Tax assessor of Hale County in 1873–1880.He served as chairman of the Democratic committee of Hale County for six years.He was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the Forty-eighth Congress.Presented credentials as a Democratic Member-elect to the Fifty-first Congress and served from March 4, 1889, to June 4, 1890, when he was succeeded by John V. McDuffie, who contested his election.
Turpin was elected to the Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses (March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895).He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination.He retired from politics and engaged in planting.He died in Greensboro, Alabama, February 3, 1903.He was interred in the City Cemetery.
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