John Turner (anarchist)

For other people named John Turner, see John Turner (disambiguation).

John Turner
Turner ca. 1900
Born(1864-08-24)24 August 1864
Near Braintree, Essex, England
Died9 August 1934(1934-08-09) (aged 68)
Brighton, Sussex, England
MovementAnarchist movement, labour movement

John Turner (24 August 1864 – 9 August 1934) was an English-born anarchist shop steward. He referred to himself as "of semi-Quaker descent." Turner achieved the distinction of becoming the first person to be sentenced to deportation from the United States for violating the terms of its 1903 Anarchist Exclusion Act.

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