James "Slick" Harvey Turner (August 21, 1930 - April 30, 1991) was a state legislator in Mississippi. He served in the Mississippi Legislature from 1968 to 1980. He represented Leake County and Neshoba County, the 26th District.[1][2]

He was born in Conway, Mississippi. He served as president of the Mississippi Cattlemen's Association.[3] His address was documented as Route 6 in Carthage, Mississippi.[4]

In 1973, he and governor Bill Waller were photographed with a 9th grade civics class from Thomastown, Mississippi on the capitol steps.[5]

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  1. ^ "Mississippi Official and Statistical Register". Secretary of State. October 30, 1976 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "James 'Slick' Turner, former legislator". Clarion-Ledger. 1991-05-02. p. 16. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  3. ^ "Biennial Report of the Secretary of State to the Legislature of Mississippi". Secretary of State. October 30, 1968 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi". October 30, 1972 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Horn, Vivian; Young, Mary (1975). "The news these days from Carthage, Mississippi". Columbia Journalism Review. 13 (5): 16. ProQuest 1298104350.

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