Hillrie M. Quin | |
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Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives | |
In office January 2, 1912 –January 1916 | |
Preceded by | Hugh McQueen Street |
Succeeded by | Martin Sennett Conner |
Member of the MississippiHouseofRepresentatives from the Hinds County district Wilkinson County (1900-1904) | |
In office January 1908 –January 1916 | |
In office January 1900 –January 1904 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Hillrie Marshall Quin March 2,1866 Holmesville,Mississippi |
Died | January 20,1923 56) Meridian,Mississippi | (aged
Political party | Democratic |
Hillrie Marshall Quin (March 2,1866 - January 20,1923) was an American politician. He was the speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1912 to 1916.
Hillrie Marshall Quin was born on March 2,1866,in Holmesville,Pike County,Mississippi. [1] [2] [3] He was the son of Daniel Marshall Quin,a surgeon from Pike County,and Annie Beatty (Long) Quin. [1] [2] [3] Quin attended Peabody Public School in Summit,Mississippi. [1] [3] He then attended the University of Mississippi and graduated with an A. B. in 1886. [1] [3] He became a teacher and became the principal of schools in McComb City and Fayette. [1] [3] In 1892,Quin entered the newspaper business in Centreville and stayed there until 1902. [1] [3] In 1902,Quin entered the University of Mississippi Law School and got a bachelor's degree there in 1904. [1] [2] [3] He then joined a law firm in Jackson. [2] [1] [3]
Quin died of a sudden heart attack in Meridian,Mississippi,on January 20,1923. [4]
Beginning in 1889,Quin was a delegate to Mississippi state Democratic conventions. [3] He was a delegate to the National Democratic Convention in 1896. [3] He represented Wilkinson County in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1900 to 1904,and was also a member of the Centreville Board of Aldermen from 1900 to 1902. [5] [1] [2] [3] Quin was a presidential elector from Mississippi in the 1904 election. [3] In November 1907,Quin was elected to represent Hinds County in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1908 to 1912. [1] [3] Quin was nominated for Speaker of the House during this term and led every ballot except for the last one. [1] In November 1911,Quin was re-elected to the House,for the term from 1912 to 1916. [3] On January 2,1912,Quin was unanimously elected to the position of Speaker and served from 1912 from 1916. [3] [5]
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