# Mr. Turnbull — Phineas Redux character guide

> Mr. Turnbull in Phineas Redux by Anthony Trollope.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Turnbull

**First appearance:** 0004-v-mr-daubeny-s-great-move

## Who they are

A radical MP and political opponent of Phineas.

## In the story

### [The Debate](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/phineas_redux_se/chapters/ix-the-debate)

Declares he dislikes Mr. Daubeny but will accept the 'bribe' of reform; his speech signals the government's likely victory.

### [The Universe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/phineas_redux_se/chapters/xxxiv-the-universe)

Radical MP who plans to support the second reading of the Church Bill to assert his independence.

### [The Beginning of the Search for the Key and the Coat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/phineas_redux_se/chapters/lvii-the-beginning-of-the-search-for-the-key-and-the-coat)

A member of Parliament who declines Mr. Gresham's offered date because it coincides with Phineas Finn's trial.

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