Samuel Turner was born in Turner's Glen in County Armagh, and was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. In 1788 he was called to the Bar. He joined the United Irishmen became a member of the Executive Committee and in 1797 went to Hamburg where he informed on his comrades, through Lord Downshire, to the government. It is said that he had a secret service pension. It is thought that he was killed in a duel in the Isle of Man.

Born:	1765
Died:	22 January 1807