Background
Quinn, Robert Emmett was born on April 2, 1894 in Phoenix, Rhode Island, United States. Son of Charles and Mary Ann (McCabe) Quinn.
Quinn, Robert Emmett was born on April 2, 1894 in Phoenix, Rhode Island, United States. Son of Charles and Mary Ann (McCabe) Quinn.
Brown University, Bachelor of Arts, 1915. Harvard Law School, Bachelor of Laws, 1918. London University, 1918.
Admitted to Rhode Island bar, 1917, since practiced in Providence. Member United States Diplomatic Intelligence Service in England and France, 1917-1919. Member Rhode Island Senate, 1923-1925, 1929-1933.
Lieutenant governor state of Rhode Island, 1933-1936, governor, 1937-1939. Judge Rhode Island Superior Court, 1941-1975. Chief judge The United States of America Court Military Appeals 1951-1975.
Member American, Rhode Island, Kent County (president) Bar Associations, Phi Kappa. Clubs: Turks Head (Providence).
Married Mary Carter, August 3, 1923. Children: Norma Marie, Robert Carter, Pauline Fulton, Cameron Peter, Penelope Dorr.