Edward W. Quinn (March 8, 1877 – September 30, 1931) was involved in the politics of

Cambridge, Massachusetts Cambridge ( ) is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. As part of the Boston metropolitan area, the cities population of the 2020 U.S. census was 118,403, making it the fourth most populous city in the state, behind Boston, ...

and was the mayor from 1918 to 1930. He lived in Middlesex County during the early part of the 20th century. In 1912, he was the Superintendent of the Streets under Mayor J. Edward Barry. In 1918, he was the Democratic candidate for mayor, and he held office for 12 years. In 1919, he set up a rent and housing committee as a way to give tenants a place to vent their grievances with rent profiteering. Quinn died on September 30, 1931, of

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Quinn, Edward Mayors of Cambridge, Massachusetts 1877 births 1931 deaths