- Sylvester Turner was born on September 27, 1954 in Houston, Texas, USA. He was married to Cheryl Turner. He died on March 5, 2025 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
- SpouseCheryl Turner(1983 - 1991) (divorced, 1 child)
- ChildrenAshley Paige
- Has one daughter: Ashley Paige.
- He was a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.
- He earned degrees from the University of Houston and Harvard Law School before working as a trial lawyer and later founding his own law firm.
- Turner served eight years as Houston's mayor, leading the nation's fourth-largest city through various challenges, including devastating flooding from Hurricane Harvey in 2017.
- He was elected to the Texas House in 1988 and served for nearly three decades before being elected Houston mayor in 2015.
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