Contra Costa County Biography

WILLIAM G. TURNER

Transcribed by Sally Kaleta, December, 2006.

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William G. Turner is prominently connected with the business interests of 
Antioch, and is regarded as one of the most progressive and enterprising young 
men of Contra Costa County. He was born on January 12, 1877, and is a son of 
John B. and Maria Turner. William C. Turner was educated in the public schools, 
after which he learned the barber trade, which vocation he followed in Antioch 
for over ten years. He then became identified with Fred Dahnken in the amusement 
business. Politically, Mr. Turner is affiliated with the Republican party, and 
successfully held the office of chairman of the town trustees of Black Diamond 
for one term. He was identified with the business interests of Black Diamond for 
some time, and in 1908 he removed to Antioch. In 1908 he engaged in the 
wholesale business and took over the Arlington Hotel and personally looked after 
the management of both interests. Mr. Turner is a member of the Native Sons, 
Eagles, Moose, and the U. P. E. C. On October 17, 1895, he was united in 
marriage to Ella Calvin, a daughter of Charles Calvin, who is connected with the 
Navy Yard at Vallejo. To this union there are two children - Harold C., born 
March 27, 1897, and Ilene E., born June 26, 1898. The family are members of the 
Catholic church. Mr. Turner is regarded as a reliable and progressive business 
man.
 
Source: "The History of Contra Costa County, California", Elms Publ. Co., 1917, 
pp. 518-519.