Richard C. Turner
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Richard C. Turner | |
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| United States Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa | |
| In office March 5, 1982 – September 28, 1986 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Kermit B. Anderson |
| Succeeded by | Christopher D. Hagen |
| 29th Attorney General of Iowa | |
| In office January 1967 – January 12, 1979 | |
| Governor | Harold Hughes Robert D. Fulton Robert D. Ray |
| Preceded by | Lawrence F. Scalise |
| Succeeded by | Tom Miller |
| Member of the Iowa Senate from the 19th district | |
| In office January 9, 1961 – January 11, 1965 | |
| Preceded by | Jim O. Henry |
| Succeeded by | Howard Tabor |
| Assistant County Attorney for Pottawattamie County | |
| In office March 11, 1954 – June 15, 1956 | |
| Avoca Town Clerk | |
| In office 1953–1960 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Clark Turner September 30, 1927 Avoca, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | September 28, 1986 (aged 58) West Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Charlotte Forsen (m. 1957) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | University of Iowa (BA) (JD) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1945–1947 |
| Unit | Army Air Forces |
Richard Clark Turner (September 30, 1927 – September 28, 1986) was the Iowa Attorney General from 1968 to 1979.[1]
Turner was born in Avoca, Iowa to Joe W. and Betty Turner.[2] His father served as Mayor of Avoca from 1938 to 1950 and from 1952 to 1956.[3]
He graduated from Avoca High School in 1945.[2] He then served in the United States Army Air Forces from 1945 to 1947.[2] In 1950, he graduated from University of Iowa and then received his Juris Doctor degree from University of Iowa College of Law in February 1953.[1][2] He joined Turner and Turner law firm in Avoca, with his father to practice law.[4] This is the law firm which was founded by his grandfather Francis Albert Turner.[4]