James Aspinall Turner
James Aspinall Turner (1797 – 28 September 1867) was a British businessman,
He was the son of John Turner of Mayfield, near
Turner was a prominent cotton manufacturer and merchant in Manchester. He made his home at Pendlebury Hall and was a magistrate and deputy lieutenant of Lancashire.[1] In 1845, he formed the Manchester Commercial Association. The association, of which he was president, was a protectionist body that broke away from the pro-free trade Manchester Chamber of Commerce.[3]
In the mid-nineteenth century the
Apart from his business and political activities, Turner was a renowned entomologist. He founded the Manchester Field Naturalist Club, and was a member of the Royal Entomological Society.[1][2] He was chairman of the committee of Manchester New College (now Harris Manchester College, Oxford) from 1840 to 1852.[6]
J A Turner died in London in September 1867, aged 70.[1]
Legacy
Turner is commemorated in the scientific name of a species of African gecko,
Wrote "Remarks on the Linnaean Order of Insects" in 1827. See Canadian Entomologist, 1926, Vol. 58 #12, pg. 287 for review of book by Weiss.
References
- ^ a b c d e Obituary, The Gentleman's Magazine, 28 September 1867.
- ^ a b Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society 1867.
- ^ John Skinner, The Liberal Nomination Controversy in Manchester, 1847, in Historical Research, Vol.55, Issue 132, 2007.
- George Macaulay Trevelyan, The Life of John Bright, London, 1913
- ^ J.M. Collinge (1984). "List of commissions and officials: 1850-1859". Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 9: Officials of Royal Commissions of Inquiry 1815-1870. British History Online. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
- ^ Barbara Smith (ed.), Truth, Liberty, Religion: Essays celebrating Two Hundred Years of Manchester College (Oxford, 1986), p. 316
- ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Turner, J.A.", p. 269).