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Turner was born in Virginia on June 7, 1812. When he was about sixteen years old, he enlisted in the military.[{{Cite journal|last=Waters|first=Zack C.|date=2018|title=Tampa's Forgotten Defenders: The Confederate Commanders of Forte Brooke|url=https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1220&context=sunlandtribune|journal=Sunland Tribune|volume=17|issue=3}}] He fought during the [[Seminole War|Second Seminole War]], during which time he was injured in the neck.[{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tkEbc53Xq5sC&q=William+Iredell+Turner&pg=PA168|title=Discovering the Civil War in Florida: A Reader and Guide|last=Taylor|first=Paul|date=2001|publisher=Pineapple Press Inc|isbn=9781561642359|pages=168–169|language=en}}] He was discharged from the military in August 1837 but returned to a militia role during the [[American Civil War]], where he served as a Colonel for the [[Florida State Militia]] and commanded [[Fort Brooke]] in 1861.[{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tkEbc53Xq5sC&q=William+Iredell+Turner&pg=PA168|title=Discovering the Civil War in Florida: A Reader and Guide|last=Taylor|first=Paul|date=16 December 2018|publisher=Pineapple Press Inc|isbn=9781561642359|via=Google Books}}] Prior to the Civil War Turner owned and ran Oak Hill,[{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20080214/news/605204251|title=Old Florida in Parrish|last=O'DONNELL|first=CHRISTOPHER|website=Sarasota Herald-Tribune|language=en|access-date=2019-01-23}}] the largest plantation in [[Alachua County, Florida]]. |
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Turner was born in Virginia on June 7, 1812. When he was about sixteen years old, he enlisted in the military.[{{Cite journal|last=Waters|first=Zack C.|date=2018|title=Tampa's Forgotten Defenders: The Confederate Commanders of Forte Brooke|url=https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1220&context=sunlandtribune|journal=Sunland Tribune|volume=17|issue=3}}] He fought during the [[Seminole War|Second Seminole War]], during which time he was injured in the neck.[{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tkEbc53Xq5sC&q=William+Iredell+Turner&pg=PA168|title=Discovering the Civil War in Florida: A Reader and Guide|last=Taylor|first=Paul|date=2001|publisher=Pineapple Press Inc|isbn=9781561642359|pages=168–169|language=en}}] He was discharged from the military in August 1837 but returned to a militia role during the [[American Civil War]], where he served as a Colonel for the [[Florida State Militia]] and commanded [[Fort Brooke]] in 1861.[{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tkEbc53Xq5sC&q=William+Iredell+Turner&pg=PA168|title=Discovering the Civil War in Florida: A Reader and Guide|last=Taylor|first=Paul|date=16 December 2018|publisher=Pineapple Press Inc|isbn=9781561642359|via=Google Books}}] Prior to the Civil War Turner owned and ran Oak Hill,[{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20080214/news/605204251|title=Old Florida in Parrish|last=O'DONNELL|first=CHRISTOPHER|website=Sarasota Herald-Tribune|language=en|access-date=2019-01-23}}] the largest plantation in [[Alachua County, Florida]]. |
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Turner was a proponent of secession and had unsuccessfully run for a seat in the [[Florida House of Representatives]].[{{Cite web|last=Turner|first=William|date=October 15, 1975|title=Speech by Mrs. William S. Turner, Jr. "Major William I. Turner"|url=https://cdm16681.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16681coll2/id/6493|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-30|website=Manatee County Public Library System: Digital Collection|page=7|language=en}}] |
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Turner served as County Commissioner for Alachua County when Gainesville was created. He was a proponent of secession and had unsuccessfully run for a seat in the [[Florida House of Representatives]].[{{Cite web|last=Turner|first=William|date=October 15, 1975|title=Speech by Mrs. William S. Turner, Jr. "Major William I. Turner"|url=https://cdm16681.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16681coll2/id/6493|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-30|website=Manatee County Public Library System: Digital Collection|page=7|language=en}}] |
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Turner died on October 28, 1881, and is buried alongside his wife Isabella at the Parrish Cemetery.[{{cite web|url=https://www.bradenton.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/article34486329.html|title=Bradenton makes American Style Magazine's Top 25 Cities list|website=bradenton}}] |
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Turner died on October 28, 1881, and is buried alongside his wife Isabella at the Parrish Cemetery.[{{cite web|url=https://www.bradenton.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/article34486329.html|title=Bradenton makes American Style Magazine's Top 25 Cities list|website=bradenton}}] |
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