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{{Short description|Mayor of Kansas City (1875-1876)}}
{{for|the American football coach|Turner Gill}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image =
| order = 17th
| office = Mayor of Kansas City
| term_start = 1875
| term_end = 1876
| predecessor = [[Smith D. Woods]]
| successor = [[James W. L. Slavens]]
| birth_name = Turner Anderson Gill
| birth_date = {{birth date|1841|12|08}}
| birth_place = [[Bath County, Kentucky]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1919|7|18|1841|12|08}}
| death_place =
| resting_place = [[Elmwood Cemetery (Kansas City, Missouri)|Elmwood Cemetery]]<br>[[Kansas City, Missouri]], U.S.
| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| spouse = Elizabeth C<br>Ella ''Sites''
| education = [[University of Missouri]]
| profession = {{hlist|Lawyer|politician}}
| allegiance = {{flag|Confederate States}}
| branch = {{army|CSA}}
| rank = [[File:Confederate_States_of_America_Captain.png|30px]] [[Captain (Confederate Army)|Captain]]
| unit = [[File:Missouri_Regiments_Army_Banner.svg|25px]] [[6th Missouri Infantry (Confederate)| 6th Missouri Infantry]]<ref name="NPS" />
| battles = [[American Civil War]]
}}


'''Turner Anderson Gill''' (December 8, 1841 – July 18, 1919) was a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Kansas City Mayor]] in 1875 and 1876.
'''Turner Anderson Gill''' (December 8, 1841 – July 18, 1919) was a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] [[List of mayors of Kansas City|Mayor]] of [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]] from 1875 to 1876.


==Biography==
Gill was born in [[Bath County, Kentucky]] on a farm. He would later get a law degree from the [[University of Missouri]].
Gill was born in [[Bath County, Kentucky]] on a farm. He received a law degree from the [[University of Missouri]].


During the [[American Civil War]] he joined the Confederates and was wounded in the [[Second Battle of Corinth|Battle of Corinth]] and [[Battle of Champion's Hill]] in [[Mississippi]]. He was captured at [[Vicksburg, Mississippi]]. After being exchanged he joined [[General Shelby]]'s regiment was promoted to Captain and participated in the [[Battle of Westport]].<ref>{{cite book |title=A Condensed History of the Kansas City Area |last=Green |first=George Fuller |location=Kansas City, MO |publisher=Lowell Press |year=1968 |oclc=40731 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=dT7SGAAACAAJ}}</ref>
During the [[American Civil War]] he fought on the Confederate side and was wounded at the [[Second Battle of Corinth|Battle of Corinth]] and [[Battle of Champion's Hill]] in [[Mississippi]]. He was captured at [[Vicksburg, Mississippi]]. After being exchanged he joined [[General Shelby]]'s regiment, was promoted to captain, and participated in the [[Battle of Westport]].<ref>{{cite book |title=A Condensed History of the Kansas City Area |last=Green |first=George Fuller |location=Kansas City, MO |publisher=Lowell Press |year=1968 |oclc=40731 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dT7SGAAACAAJ}}</ref>


During his term as mayor he inherited a city that was deeply in debt and having to pay its pills with [[scrip]]t and he put the city back into the black earning him a nickname of "Little Giant of the Third Ward."
During his term as mayor he inherited a city that was deeply in debt and having to pay its bills with [[scrip]]t. He successfully reestablished Kansas City's credit, earning him the nickname "Little Giant of the Third Ward."


After the mayor office he was city counselor and became a circuit court judge.
After serving as mayor he was a city counselor and became a circuit court judge.


Buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Kansas City, MO.
He is buried in [[Elmwood Cemetery (Kansas City, Missouri)|Elmwood Cemetery]] in Kansas City.<ref name="Grave" />


==References==
==References==
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<ref name="Grave">{{cite web|title=Turner Anderson Gill|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6305290/turner-anderson-gill|publisher=Find A Grave|accessdate=7 December 2017}}</ref>
<ref name="NPS">{{cite web|title=Soldier Details|url=https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=2B1431A1-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=7 December 2017}}</ref>
}}

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Latest revision as of 17:18, 31 August 2023

Turner A. Gill
17th Mayor of Kansas City
In office
1875–1876
Preceded bySmith D. Woods
Succeeded byJames W. L. Slavens
Personal details
Born
Turner Anderson Gill

(1841-12-08)December 8, 1841
Bath County, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedJuly 18, 1919(1919-07-18) (aged 77)
Resting placeElmwood Cemetery
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Elizabeth C
Ella Sites
EducationUniversity of Missouri
Profession
  • Lawyer
  • politician
Military service
Allegiance Confederate States
Branch/service Confederate States Army
Rank Captain
Unit 6th Missouri Infantry[1]
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Turner Anderson Gill (December 8, 1841 – July 18, 1919) was a Democratic Mayor of Kansas City from 1875 to 1876.

Biography

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Gill was born in Bath County, Kentucky on a farm. He received a law degree from the University of Missouri.

During the American Civil War he fought on the Confederate side and was wounded at the Battle of Corinth and Battle of Champion's Hill in Mississippi. He was captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi. After being exchanged he joined General Shelby's regiment, was promoted to captain, and participated in the Battle of Westport.[2]

During his term as mayor he inherited a city that was deeply in debt and having to pay its bills with script. He successfully reestablished Kansas City's credit, earning him the nickname "Little Giant of the Third Ward."

After serving as mayor he was a city counselor and became a circuit court judge.

He is buried in Elmwood Cemetery in Kansas City.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Soldier Details". National Park Service. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  2. ^ Green, George Fuller (1968). A Condensed History of the Kansas City Area. Kansas City, MO: Lowell Press. OCLC 40731.
  3. ^ "Turner Anderson Gill". Find A Grave. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri
1875–1876 		Succeeded by
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