Lemuel Ely Quigg (February 12, 1863 - July 1, 1919) in 1916

Lemuel Ely Quigg (February 12, 1863 – July 1, 1919) was a

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from

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Biography

He was born near Chestertown,

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to a

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minister. He attended the public schools of

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. He moved to

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in 1880 and engaged in journalism. He was the editor of the ''Flushing'' (N.Y.) ''Times'' in 1883 and 1884. He was a member of the editorial staff of the ''

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'' from 1884 to 1894. He served as the editor-in-chief of the ''

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'' in 1895. Quigg was elected as a

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to the Fifty-third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of

John R. Fellows John R. Fellows (July 29, 1832 – December 7, 1896) was an American lawyer and politician from Arkansas and New York (state), New York. He served as New York County District Attorney (1888-1890, 1894-1896), and a member of Congress from New Yo ...

. He was re-elected to the Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses and served from January 30, 1894, to March 3, 1899. He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of State (Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses). He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1898 to the Fifty-sixth Congress, losing to New York millionaire

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. He was chairman of the Republican State conventions in 1896 and 1902 and a delegate to the

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in 1896, 1900, and 1904. He was the president of the Republican county committee 1896–1900. He was a delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1915. After leaving Congress, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1903. He engaged in the practice of law in New York City until his death there in 1919 after a three-month bout with

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. Survived by his wife Ethel G. (Murray), son Murray Townsend Quigg, brothers Rev. Howard and A.W., and two sisters, he was buried in

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References

*"Lemuel Ely Quigg, Long Ill, Dies at 56", ''

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'', July 3, 1919, p. 12.

External links

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