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Roy Joseph Turner (November 6 1894–June 11 1973) was an American businessman and governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Born in 1894 in Oklahoma Territory he served in World War I became a prominent businessman and eventually became the 13th governor of Oklahoma.As governor Turner helped establish the state turnpike system and college board of regents and oversaw the end of segregation in Oklahoma’s higher education system. He is buried in Oklahoma City.