James Cline Quayle (May 25, 1921 – July 7, 2000) was an American newspaper publisher and businessman who owned several newspapers in the United States including the ''Huntington Herald-Press'' in Indiana and the ''Wickenburg Sun'' in
Arizona
Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...
. He was the father of
Dan Quayle
James Danforth Quayle (; born February 4, 1947) is an American politician who served as the 44th vice president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 under President George H. W. Bush. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republic ...
, the 44th
vice president of the United States
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.
Early life
Quayle was born in
Joliet, Illinois
Joliet ( ) is a city in Will County, Illinois, Will and Kendall County, Illinois, Kendall counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, southwest of Chicago. It is the county seat of Will County. At the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the cit ...
, the son of Robert H. and Marie Cline Quayle. He attended
DePauw University
DePauw University is a private liberal arts university in Greencastle, Indiana. It has an enrollment of 1,972 students. The school has a Methodist heritage and was originally known as Indiana Asbury University. DePauw is a member of both the G ...
, where he was a member of
Delta Kappa Epsilon
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. After graduating in 1943, Quayle joined the
United States Marine Corps
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and served in an air transport wing in the
Pacific Theater
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during
World War II
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.
Family
After the war, Quayle married Corinne Pulliam, the daughter of wealthy newspaper publisher
Eugene C. Pulliam
Eugene Collins Pulliam (May 3, 1889 – June 23, 1975) was an American newspaper publisher and businessman who was the founder and president of Central Newspapers Inc., a media holding company. During his sixty-three years as a newspaper publish ...
, at Indiana University.
Their marriage united two families that shared a strong passion for the newspaper business. Pulliam is the daughter of Eugene C. Pulliam, former owner of ''
The Indianapolis Star
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'' and ''The Indianapolis News'' and the half-sister of Eugene S. Pulliam, for whom the school of
journalism
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at
Butler University
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is named. The couple had four children, including future Indiana Senator and U.S. Vice-President
James Danforth "Dan" Quayle, named after one of the elder Quayle's wartime comrades and fraternity brother.
Career
James Quayle entered the newspaper business serving as an advertising salesman for several Pulliam-owned newspapers in
Indiana
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and
Ohio
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before joining the ''Huntington Herald-Press'' in
Huntington, Indiana
Huntington, known as the "Lime City", is the largest city in and the county seat of Huntington County, Indiana, Huntington County, Indiana, United States. It is in Huntington Township, Huntington County, Indiana, Huntington and Union Township, Hun ...
in 1948. In 1955, Quayle moved his family to
Arizona
Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...
to manage public relations operations at the ''
The Arizona Republic
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'' and the ''
Phoenix Gazette
The ''Phoenix Gazette'' was a newspaper published in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. It was founded in 1881, and was known in its early years as the ''Phoenix Evening Gazette''.
In 1889, it was purchased by Samuel F. Webb, who at the time was ...
''.
Publisher
In 1963, Quayle became the publisher of the ''Huntington Herald-Press''. He purchased the newspaper the following year and became chairman of Huntington Newspapers, Inc.
He was publisher of that newspaper from 1963 to 1990, except for six years when he was publisher of the ''Muncie Star and Evening Press'', beginning in 1972.
Death
After retiring, Quayle lived in
Wickenburg, Arizona
Wickenburg is a town in Maricopa and Yavapai counties, Arizona, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the town was 7,474, up from 6,363 in 2010.
History
The Wickenburg area, along with much of the Southwest, became part of ...
, where he died in 2000, aged 79.
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