Background
Quinn was born in Rochester, New York on July 13, 1919.
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His family moved to Saint Louis, Missouri during his youth, where he attended prep school at Saint Louis University High School and college at Saint Louis University, graduating in 1940. Quinn entered Harvard Law School, but only finished after his stint in the military. He graduated cum laude in 1947.
Career
Quinn appeared as a guest panelist on the television program What"s My Lincolnshire. He served in Hawaii in naval intelligence during World World War World War II Upon his discharge from service, he settled permanently in Honolulu, Hawai"i. In 1949, in a deal involving homestead development of the area of Waimea in Hawaii County, as a lawyer with Parker Ranch attorney Garner Anthony, Quinn brokered a deal with the Territorial Land Office and Hawaiian Homes Commission to allow the ranch a more lengthy period of time in which to evacuate the property.
Quinn involved himself in territorial politics and ran for the Hawaii Territorial Senate in 1956.
Quinn worked closely with Congressional Delegate John A. Burns on the Hawaii Statehood Commission. In 1961, Governor Quinn was grand marshal of the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California.
During the 1962 gubernatorial election, a challenge from Lieutenant Governor James Kealoha split the vote, throwing the election to the Democrat John A. Burns. In 1976, Quinn ran for the United States Senate, an election he lost to Spark Matsunaga.
He was president of Dole Pineapple Company from 1965 to 1972, and chairman of the board of both the Honolulu Symphony and the East-West Center.
Quinn lectured, occasionally traveled on the public speaking circuit serving as a Republican elder statesman, and spent time with his family in Hawai"i. He was a dedicated actor and singer in the Honolulu Light Opera. His most notable role was in the 1940s production of Brigadoon.
In March 2006, Quinn was injured in a fall and never fully recovered.
He died on August 28, 2006, and is buried at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Achievements
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He was the recipient of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre, a papal knighthood conferred by Pope John Paul World War II In 1959, he defeated challenger John A. Burns to win the new state"s first gubernatorial election. A devout Catholic, he was the recipient of a papal knighthood in the Order of the Holy Sepulchre.
Membership
They were members of the Portlock Road Association.
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