Elmer Francis Quinn (June 16, 1895 – September 2, 1952) was an American lawyer and politician from
New York.
Life
He was born in
Manhattan
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,
New York City
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, on June 16, 1895, and attended Grove Street Grammar School No.3 and Townsend Harris High school. He graduated from
City College of New York and
Fordham University School of Law
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. He practiced law in
New York City
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, and for some time was confidential secretary to
George W. Olvany.
On January 7, 1926, Quinn was elected to the
New York State Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of
Jimmy Walker
James John Walker (June 19, 1881November 18, 1946), known colloquially as Beau James, was mayor of New York City from 1926 to 1932. A flamboyant politician, he was a liberal Democrat and part of the powerful Tammany Hall machine. He was forced t ...
who had been elected
Mayor of New York City. Quinn remained in the State Senate until his death in 1952, serving in the
149th through the
168th New York State Legislatures. He was Minority Leader in the State Senate from 1945 to 1952.
He died on September 2, 1952, at
St. Luke's Hospital in
Manhattan
Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the original counties of the U.S. state ...
, New York City.
''ELMER QUINN DIES; STATE SENATOR, 57''
in ''The New York Times'' on September 3, 1952 (subscription required)
References
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1895 births
1952 deaths
Democratic Party New York (state) state senators
Lawyers from Manhattan
Politicians from Manhattan
City College of New York alumni
Fordham University School of Law alumni
20th-century American legislators