John P. Turner
John P. Turner | |
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| Born | John Patrick Turner November 1, 1895 Raleigh, North Carolina, US |
| Died | September 14, 1958 (aged 62) |
| Education | College of the City of New York Shaw University University of Pennsylvania Medical School Jefferson Medical College |
| Occupation(s) | Surgeon, physician, and hospital administrator |
| Family | Marion Turner Stubbs (daughter) |
John Patrick Turner (November 1, 1895 – September 14, 1958) was an African American physician, surgeon, hospital administrator, and educator in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was chief of the surgical department and staff president of Frederick Douglass Memorial Hospital and Training School, later Mercy-Douglass Hospital, in Philadelphia. Turner was the first Black member of the Philadelphia Board of Education, serving in that capacity for 35 years. He was also the medical inspector of Philadelphia's public schools for nineteen years.