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Biography: Turner, Alexander Kingcome

Alexander Kingcome Turner, pictured with his wife Dorothea in 1959

Alexander Kingcome Turner, pictured with his wife Dorothea in 1959

Alexander Turner achieved a reputation as a notable jurist, while his wife Dorothea became an author, Greek scholar and weaver.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, New Zealand Free Lance Collection (PAColl-0785)

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Peter Spiller. 'Turner, Alexander Kingcome', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1998. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/3208/alexander-kingcome-turner-pictured-with-his-wife-dorothea-in-1959 (accessed 4 June 2026).