William George Turner

Sir William George Turner (1872 – 14 June 1937) was an American-born unionist politician in Northern Ireland, who served as Lord Mayor of Belfast for over five years.

Born in United States,[1] Turner became a fruiterer on the Shankill Road.

Although he was officially an independent Unionist, he had the backing of the local Conservative Party.

[2] Turner was later successful as an Ulster Unionist Party candidate for the city council.

He served as Lord Mayor of Belfast from 1923 to 1928; his mayoralty also made him an ex-officio member of the Senate of Northern Ireland.