Sylvester Turner
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About
Politician and attorney who was widely recognized for having acted as the sixty-second mayor of Houston, Texas. He was the mayor of Houston during the devastation wrought by Hurricane Harvey in 2017.
Before Fame
He attended Harvard Law School where he was a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.
Trivia
In 2016, he was a vocal supporter of regulating the ride share service Uber. He served a total of 61 days in the House before passing away in March of 2025.
Family Life
He was married to Cheryl Turner from 1983-1991.
Associated With
He served as an adjunct professor at the Thurgood Marshall School of Law.
