James H. Quinn (June 23, 1857 – February 15, 1930) was an American jurist.
Born in
Kilbourn City, Wisconsin, Quinn moved with his parents to a farm in
Blue Earth County, Minnesota in 1863.
[ ] He graduated from an academy in
Poynette, Wisconsin in 1880. Quinn then studied the law, in
Mapleton, Minnesota
Mapleton is a city in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,710 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Mankato-North Mankato Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Mapleton was platted at its current site in 1871 whe ...
, and was admitted to the Minnesota bar in 1885 in
Mankato, Minnesota. He was elected county attorney for
Faribault County, Minnesota in 1888. From 1897 until 1916, Quinn served as Minnesota District Court judge. Quinn was on the board of directors of the First National Bank of Wells, in
Wells, Minnesota. Quinn served on the
Minnesota Supreme Court from 1917 until his retirement in 1928. Quinn died of heart problems at his home in
Saint Paul, Minnesota.
[Quinn, Former Supreme Court Justices, Dies Today, ''Albert Lea Evening Tribune'' (Minnesota), February 15, 1930, p. 1.]
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1857 births
1930 deaths
People from Blue Earth County, Minnesota
People from Faribault County, Minnesota
People from Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
Minnesota state court judges
Justices of the Minnesota Supreme Court
Lawyers from Saint Paul, Minnesota
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