David Turpeau

{{Short description|American politician in Ohio (1873–1947)}}

David Dewitt Turpeau Sr. (November 8, 1873 – February 13, 1947) was a Methodist minister and state legislator in Ohio.{{Cite web|url=https://ohiostatehouse.org/museum/george-washington-williams-room/david-d-turpeau|title=David D. Turpeau | Ohio Statehouse|website=ohiostatehouse.org}} He wrote an autobiography.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xzxCGQAACAAJ | title=Up from the Cane-brakes: An Autobiography | year=1942 | publisher=D.D. Turpeau }}{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/23679842|title=Formats and Editions of Up from the cane-brakes : an autobiography [WorldCat.org]|via=worldcat.org|oclc=23679842 }} He was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1939 and served in it until his death. He was a Republican.

He was born in St. Martinville, Louisiana.{{Cite web|url=http://catalog.gcah.org/publicdata/gcah5639.htm|title=Guide to the Reference Collection of David DeWitt Turpeau|website=catalog.gcah.org}} He died at his home in Cincinnati on February 13, 1947, aged 73.{{cite news |title=Active career of D.D. Turpeau ends |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer/124250162/ |access-date=May 8, 2023 |work=The Cincinnati Enquirer |date=February 14, 1947}}

He married Ila B. Marshall, who was active in community organizations.{{Cite news |date=1970-12-27 |title=Minister's Widow Sees the Need |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-ministers-widow/140603960/ |access-date=2024-02-09 |work=The Cincinnati Enquirer |page=43 |via=Newspapers.com}} Anita and Leontine were two of their children.{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=45tZvY5Qh4oC&dq=david+turpeau&pg=PA169|title=Ebony|first=Johnson Publishing|last=Company|date=November 22, 1984|publisher=Johnson Publishing Company|via=Google Books}}