Hillsborough County FlArchives Biographies.....Turner, Hiram G. June 7, 1880 - 
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Source: Vol. II  pg.54-55  The Lewis Publishing Co. 1923
Author: History of Florida, Past and Present 

        HIRAM G. TURNER. Of the men prominently identified with the business 
interests of Tampa, few have gained a higher reputation for ability and
integrity than has HIRAM G. TURNER, president and general manager of the Turner 
Marble and Granite Company. Mr. Turner became a resident of Tampa in 1909, and
in the intervening period has successfully demonstrated what can be
accomplished through industry, application and honest methods. Although he has
never sought to come before the public except in a business capacity, he is a 
man of wide knowledge, and his progressive spirit is shown in many different
ways.
	HIRAM G. TURNER was born in Carrol County, Georgia, June 7, 1880, a son
of L. J. A. and JULIA A. (EMBRY) TURNER, natives of Georgia. The father is
deceased, but the mother still survives. They had seven children, of whom HIRAM
G. TURNER is the fifth in order of birth. He was reared and educated in his
native county and following a brief residence in North Carolina, came to Tampa,
and established his present business which is now the largest of its kind south
of Atlanta, Georgia. Orders for his work come from places as far away as
Baltimore, Maryland, and from different points in Kentucky and Ohio. Not only
is he a skilled workman, but his artistic talent is shown in the designs and
execution of his work, and his reputation is firmly established over a wide
area, as indicated above.
	The Turner Marble and Granite Company, in addition to monumental and
mausoleum work, executes extensive contracts in supplying material for, and
setting up, slate and marble vaults, building stone and tile floors, coping,
cornices, ornamental tile and marble for banks, office buildings and
residences. Among the many large orders executed by the company, in Tampa, may
here be mentioned the Citrus Exchange Building, the Telephone Building, the
First Baptist Church, and many others.
	In 1915, Mr. Turner was united in marriage with ADDIE BROWN HESTERLY, 
of Carrol County, Georgia. Mr. and Mrs. Turner have two children, namely: JULIA 
CHRISTINE and HIRAM G., Junior. Mr. Turner is a thirty-second degree Scottish
Rite Mason and has also been made a K. C. C. H. in that fraternity. He also
belongs to the Mystic Shrine. He is a member of the Tampa Board of Trade, and
the Manufacturers Association of Tampa and also holds membership in the Temple
Terraces Country Club. In politics he is a democrat.
	Mr. Turner is a man who makes many warm friends, attaching them to him
by bonds of affection not easily severed. He is recognized by all who know him
as a man of earnest purpose and progressive principles, and he is liberal
toward his employees. Always warmly supporting those measures which he deems
are right, he stands for advancement along material, intellectual lines. His
labors have not only been an element in promoting his own success, but have
been a potent factor in the development of the communities in which he has
lived and done business.


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