Lalonde endorsed John Turner in the 1984 Liberal leadership convention and continued as Finance Minister after Turner succeeded Trudeau as Prime Minister in 1984, but did not run in the 1984 election.

Turner attempted briefly to preen himself but succeeded only in looking rather ridiculous in his disheveled attire.

Turner had just succeeded Pierre Trudeau as prime minister when he decided to call the election, and the Liberals were losing popularity due to the downfall of the economy and Trudeau's last minute patronage appointments.

Turner was the Republican Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island from 1857 and succeeded his fellow Republican Elisha Dyer as Governor of Rhode Island from May 31, 1859.

Turner succeeded Lou Tepper as coach on Dec. 2, 1996 and coached for eight seasons.

Turner succeeded in throwing light on the ores and oxides of manganese.

In the summer of 1814, Turner succeeded to the command of schooner Scorpion, and he cruised Lakes Erie and Huron in her supporting army operations around Detroit and blockading British forces at the Nottawasaga River and Lake Simcoe.

Turner succeeded in establishing the installation of a paper currency mill, with the help of De La Rue plc., printing the first official rupee which carries his own signature, V.A.C. Turner.

In 1917 when in his eighty-sixth year Turner gave a public lecture on "The War and Literature" and succeeded in completely holding the attention of his audience.