John Quinn (New York politician)

John Quinn, Congressman from New York

John Quinn (Irish: Seán Ó Cuinn) (August 9, 1839 – February 23, 1903), born in County Tipperary, Ireland, was a U.S. Representative from New York from 1889 to 1891.

Life

Quinn immigrated to the United States in 1866 and settled in New York City. He engaged in the real estate and building business. He was president of the West Side Electric Light & Power Company and was one of the founders and a director of the Homestead Bank of New York.

Quinn was a member of the New York State Assembly (New York Co., 17th D.) in 1883; and was a member of the board of aldermen in 1885–1887. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1884 and 1888.

Quinn was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-first Congress (March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891). Quinn died in New York City on February 23, 1903 at the age of 63; he is interred in Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, New York.

References

External links

New York Assembly
Preceded by
Michael J. Costello
New York State Assembly
New York County, 17th District

1883
Succeeded by
Richard J. Lewis
United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Truman A. Merriman
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 11th congressional district

1889–1891
Succeeded by
John De Witt Warner


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 9/1/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.