James O'Donnell Quinn (1906 – ??) was a Scottish-born miner and political figure in

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...

. He represented

Rossland-Trail Rossland-Trail was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia centred on the towns of Rossland and Trail, in the West Kootenay. The riding first appeared in the 1924 election as the result of a redistr ...

in the

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is the deliberative assembly of the Parliament of British Columbia, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. The Legislative Assembly meets in Victoria, British Columbia, Victoria. Members ar ...

from 1948 to 1949 as a

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF; french: Fédération du Commonwealth Coopératif, FCC); from 1955 the Social Democratic Party of Canada (''french: Parti social démocratique du Canada''), was a federal democratic socialism, democra ...

(CCF) member. He came to Canada, settling in

Trail, British Columbia Trail is a city in the West Kootenay region of the Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It was named after the Dewdney Trail, which passed through the area. The town was first called Trail Creek or Trail Creek Landing, and the name was shorten ...

. Quinn was elected to the provincial assembly in a 1948 by-election held following the death of

James Lockhart Webster James Lockhart Webster (December 31, 1885 – August 8, 1948) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is the deliberative assembly of the Parlia ...

. He was defeated by

Alexander Douglas Turnbull Alexander Douglas Turnbull (August 26, 1903 – June 23, 1993) was an engineer and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Rossland-Trail from 1949 to 1952 as a Liberal. Born in St. Marys, Ontario in 1903, he was the son of J.W ...

when he ran for reelection in 1949.

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1906 births Year of death missing British Columbia Co-operative Commonwealth Federation MLAs 20th-century Canadian politicians British emigrants to Canada Place of birth missing {{BritishColumbia-MLA-stub