Henry B. Quinby Explained

Henry Brewer Quinby
Order:52nd
Office:Governor of New Hampshire
Term Start:January 7, 1909
Term End:January 5, 1911
Predecessor:Charles M. Floyd
Successor:Robert P. Bass
Order2:Member of the Executive Council of New Hampshire
Term Start2:1891
Term End2:1892
Order3:Member of the New Hampshire Senate
Term Start3:1889
Term End3:1890
Order4:Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
Term Start4:1887
Term End4:1888
Nationality:American
Birth Date:10 June 1846
Party:Republican
Spouse:Octavia M. Cole
Children:Henry Cole Quinby
Candace Ellen Quinby
Alma Mater:Bowdoin College, A.B., 1869
Bowdoin College, A.M., 1872
National Medical College, 1880
Profession:Physician
Businessman
Politician

Henry Brewer Quinby (June 10, 1846 – February 8, 1924) was an American physician, businessman, and Republican politician in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. He was the 52nd governor of New Hampshire from 1909 to 1911 and served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives and the New Hampshire Senate.

Early life

Quinby was born in Biddeford, Maine 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.[1]

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 New Hampshire Executive Council in 1891 and 1892.[2] 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.[3] [4] After leaving office, he retired from politics.

He died in 1924 in New York City.

Personal life

On June 22, 1870, Quinby married Octavia M. Cole and they had two children, Henry Cole Quinby and Candace Ellen Quinby.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Guide to the Henry Brewer Quinby (1846-1925) and Henry Cole Quinby (1872-1922) Papers, 1863-1927. University of New Hampshire Library. December 14, 2013.
  2. Book: Granite Monthly: A New Hampshire Magazine, Volumes 43-44. 1911. 353.
  3. Book: Metcalf, Henry Harrison and Abbott, Frances Matilda. One Thousand New Hampshire Notables: Brief Biographical Sketches of New Hampshire Men and Women, Native Or Resident, Prominent in Public, Professional, Business, Educational, Fraternal Or Benevolent Work. 1919. Rumford Printing Company. 301. henry brewer quinby governor nh..
  4. Book: New England Magazine Company. The New England Magazine, Volume 39. 1909. New England Magazine Company. 164.
  5. Book: Hammon, Otis Grant. The Granite Monthly: A Magazine of Literature, History and State Progress, Volume 44. 1912. J.N. McClintock. 354.