Edward Beadon Turner
| Birth name | Edward Beadon Turner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | September 1854 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Chigwell, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 30 June 1931, (age 76) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Paddington, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Uppingham School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | St George's Hospital | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | George Robertson Turner, brother | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Edward Beadon Turner (September 1854 – 30 June 1931) was an English medical doctor and medical administrator. Turner was a powerful orator and made himself available to multiple medical committees. A staunch advocate of private medicine he disliked the movement to the nationalisation of medical health.
A lifelong devotee of sport and athletics, he was a rugby union player of some note while a youth. He played club rugby for St. George's Hospital and gained his first of three international caps when he was selected for England in 1875.