Charles Wesley Turnbull
Template:Short description Template:Sources Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox officeholder Charles Wesley Turnbull (February 5, 1935 – July 3, 2022) was an American politician, educator and historian who served as the sixth governor of the United States Virgin Islands from 1999 to 2007.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Biography
Charles Wesley Turnbull was born on February 6, 1935, in the island of St. Thomas to John Wesley Turnbull and Ruth Ann Eliza Skelton of Tortola.<ref name="Who's Who">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name=":1">Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref> Prior to being elected governor in 1998, he was a professor at the University of the Virgin Islands, Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner of the territorial Department of Education, principal and assistant principal of Charlotte Amalie High School, and a teacher in elementary and secondary schools.<ref name="Who's Who" /><ref name=":1" /> He was a graduate of Hampton University, earning bachelor's and master's degrees. He earned a doctoral degree in Educational Administration from the University of Minnesota in 1976.<ref name=":1" /><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
During his tenure as governor, Turnbull served as a member of the National Governors Association, the Southern Governors' Association, and the Democratic Governors Association.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Turnbull was prohibited from seeking re-election in 2006 due to term limits. His term of office expired on January 1, 2007, and he was succeeded by John de Jongh. Turnbull served as a member of the Virgin Islands Fifth Constitutional Convention.
Post-gubernatorial career
In 2011, the 29th Legislature passed a resolution naming the Estate Tutu Regional Library after him. Turnbull was awarded with the Virgin Islands Medal of Honor.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
From 2015 to 2017, Turnbull served as a member of the Centennial Commission.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Personal life
Turnbull died from a brief illness in Washington, D.C., on July 3, 2022, at the age of 87.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite news</ref>
References
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- 20th-century African-American politicians
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- American people of British Virgin Islands descent
- Democratic Party governors of the United States Virgin Islands
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- Governors of the United States Virgin Islands
- Hampton University alumni
- People from Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
- United States Virgin Islands educators
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- University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Development alumni
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