John Mouat Turner

Who was John Mouat Turner?

John Mouat Turner was a Canadian politician.

He was born in Beausejour, Manitoba and sold brewery products for a living and also worked as a hotel manager in Winnipeg. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1935 federal election representing the Manitoba riding of Springfield as a Liberal. He was re-elected in the 1940 federal election. He was nominated to run in the 1945 federal election but died of a heart attack several months before the election.

In Parliament he was an advocate for rural electrification, the development of natural resources, the lifting of restrictions on beer and the development of industry in Western Canada.