Andrew Jackson Turner (September 24, 1832 – June 10, 1905)[1] was an American politician, newspaper editor, and businessman.

Born in Schuyler Falls, New York, he moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1855 and then settled in Portage, Wisconsin, in 1857.

Turner served in the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Republican from 1863 to 1864, and again from 1866 to 1869.

[3] He was elected chief clerk of the Wisconsin State Senate during the 1876, 1877, and 1878 terms.

[3] He wrote pamphlets and articles about the history of Portage and the Republican Party.