Memorable Manitobans: F. Keith Turner (c1927-1987)

Lawyer.

Son of Frederick James Turner, he graduated from the Manitoba Law School in 1950 and was called to the Manitoba Bar in 1951 and the Ontario Bar in 1966. He practiced law in Winnipeg and served as President of the Law Society of Manitoba from 1981 to 1982. At the time of his death, he was a professor in the Faculty of Law of the University of Manitoba, and associate counsel to the firm of Pitblado and Hoskin. He and wife Elspeth had seven children: Anne, Marnie, Janice, Evelyn, Joan, Cathy, and Paul.

He died at Winnipeg on 17 April 1987 and was buried in Brookside Cemetery.

Sources:

Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 20 April 1987.

Profile revised: 26 April 2009

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