Object Name
Photograph
Materials
Paper --Wood --Glass --Metal
Catalogue Number
2010.004.041
Dimensions

Length: 34.5cm x Width: 4.0cm x Height: 42.0cm

Description

This is a framed photograph of Isabel Turner. It is a black-and-white headshot. There is a pencil-written signature on the bottom right corner of the photograph. The plaque on the central bottom of the frame reads "ISABEL TURNER// REEVE 1985-1997// COUNCILLOR 1980-1985".

History

Isabel Turner was born in Scotland, settling in the Kingston region in 1968. Turner entered politics in 1980 as the first female member of the Kingston Township Council. Turner served as Kingston's Reeve from 1985 - 1997, and later as the Mayor of Kingston from 2000 - 2003. In 2002, Turned earned the Queen's Golden Jubilee medal for her service to the City of Kingston. The Isabel Turner brand of the Kingston Frontenac Public Library is named in her honour.