Henry Brewer Quinby (June 10, 1846 – February 8, 1924) was an American physician, businessman, and

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politician in the

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. He was the 52nd

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from 1909 to 1911 and served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives and the

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Early life

Quinby was born in

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to Thomas and Jane E. (Brewer) Quinby. He earned a bachelor's degree from Bowdoin College in 1869 and an A.M. degree from Bowdoin in 1872. In 1880, he graduated from the National Medical College in Washington, D.C.

Political career

He served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1887 to 1888 and in the New Hampshire Senate from 1889 to 1890. He was on the

Executive Council in 1891 and 1892. In 1893, he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention. Quinby was chairman of the 1896 State Republican Convention. He was elected as a Republican candidate to the office of governor in 1908. After leaving office, he retired from politics. He died in 1924 in

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Personal life

On June 22, 1870, Quinby married Octavia M. Cole and they had two children, Henry Cole Quinby and Candace Ellen Quinby.

References

External links

Quinby at New Hampshire's Division of Historic Resources

New Hampshire Governor Henry Brewer Quinby

University of New Hampshire Library

1846 births 1924 deaths Bowdoin College alumni Republican Party governors of New Hampshire American Unitarians Politicians from Biddeford, Maine People from Laconia, New Hampshire Republican Party members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives Republican Party New Hampshire state senators {{NewHampshire-politician-stub