Bolon Bailey Turner (March 13, 1897 – November 22, 1987)[1] was a judge of the United States Tax Court from 1934 to 1968.
Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, Turner served in the United States Army during World War I, entering as a private and achieving the rank of second lieutenant.
[4] In a noted 1935 case, Turner ruled that former United States Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon was permitted to take tax deductions for the donation of paintings to museums.
[2][3] Although his last term was set to expire on June 1, 1970, Turner took senior status in 1962, and thereafter served as national president of Sigma Chi fraternity from 1963 to 1967.
[3] Turner developed Alzheimer's disease and died in an Annandale, Virginia, nursing home, at the age of 90.