John Turner (anarchist)

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

John Turner (24 August 1864 – 9 August 1934)[1] was an English-born anarcho-communist shop steward. He referred to himself as "of semi-Quaker descent."[2]

Turner was the first person to be ordered deported from the United States for violation of the 1903 Anarchist Exclusion Act.

  1. ^ Becker, Heiner (October 1986). "John Turner 1864-1934" (PDF). Freedom / A Hundred Years. Vol. 47, no. 9. pp. 12–13. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  2. ^ Turner, John. The Independent, December 24, 1903.

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