Edward Beadon Turner

Edward Beadon Turner
Birth name	Edward Beadon Turner
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
Position(s)
Position(s)	Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
	St. George's Hospital
International career
Years	Team
1875-1878	England

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.

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