James O'Donnell Quinn | |
Office: | Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia |
Predecessor: | James Lockhart Webster |
Successor: | Alexander Douglas Turnbull |
Term Start: | 1948 |
Term End: | 1949 |
Constituency: | Rossland-Trail |
Birth Date: | 1906 |
Birth Place: | Scotland |
Spouse: | Olive Hoggart |
Party: | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
Occupation: | Miner |
Residence: | Trail, British Columbia |
James O'Donnell Quinn (1906 - ??) was a Scottish-born miner and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Rossland-Trail in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1948 to 1949 as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) member.
He came to Canada, settling in Trail, British Columbia.[1] Quinn was elected to the provincial assembly in a 1948 by-election held following the death of James Lockhart Webster. He was defeated by Alexander Douglas Turnbull when he ran for reelection in 1949.[2] He never sought election to the Legislature again.