Squire Turner House, 302 North Second Street, RIchmond, Kentucky
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| City/locality- State/province | Richmond, Kentucky |
| County- State/province: | Madison County, Kentucky |
| State/province: | Kentucky |
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This building is significant because of its association with the prominent Richmond citizen and lawyer, Squire Turner (1793-1871). One particular event in his colorful life is often told. In 1849 pro-slavery candidate Turner and emancipationist Cassius Clay were on opposing sides in the election of delegates to the third Kentucky Constitutional Convention. During a political rally at Foxtown near Clay’s estate (MA-199), Squire’s son Cyrus (1819-1849) attacked Clay. Clay lashed back, and young Cyrus was mortally wounded. In the election Squire Turner decisively defeated Clay’s candidate Thomas Burnam, Sr. )See MA-178 and MANW-2)
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