John Turner Milner

John Turner Milner (1826-1898) was a mining and civil engineer and a steel and railroad industry pioneer. A founder of the city of Birmingham, he served in the Alabama Senate from 1888-1893.

Portrait of John Turner Milner, civil engineer and founder of Birmingham, Alabama
Courtesy of the Alabama Department of Archives and History
Portrait of John Turner Milner, civil engineer and founder of Birmingham, Alabama