| Constituency | Dates |
|---|---|
| Orford | 1701 (Feb.) – 29 Jan. 1709, 1710 – 3 Dec. 1721 |
Family and Education
b. ?1646, 1st s. of Sir Edward Tumor, M.P., of Little Parndon, Essex, Speaker of the House of Commons 1661-70, by Sarah, da. and h. of Gerard Gore, alderman of London. educ. Christ’s, Camb. 17 Feb. 1662, aged 15; M. Temple 1661, called 1672. m. May 1667, Lady Isabel Keith, da. of William, 7th Earl Marischal [S], 2s. 5da. suc. fa. 1676. Kntd. 6 Feb. 1664.
Address
Main residence: Hallingbury, Essex.
biography text
Turnor came of an ancient Suffolk family, who had moved to Essex, where his father bought Hallingbury.1Morant, Essex, ii. 495-6. Re-elected in 1715 for Orford as a Tory, he voted against the Government in every recorded division. His name was sent to the Pretender in 1721 as a probable supporter in the event of a rising.2Stuart mss 65/16. He died 3 Dec. 1721.
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