Percy Edwards Quin (October 30, 1872 – February 4, 1932) was an American politician from
Mississippi
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. He served as a
Democrat
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in the
United States House of Representatives
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from 1913 to 1932.
Percy was best known for his stocks and bonds in the
Reading Railroad
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. After much consideration Percy sold off his shares to pay for a new venture in the cotton industry. The cotton fields turned out to be a very lucrative business endeavor for Percy, until the rise of the polyester industry.
Percy Quin was well known for his philanthropic efforts specifically for orphans. An orphanage was erected on the lands of the cotton fields.
In the great cottonfield fire of 1925 the damage to the orphanage was so extensive that Percy had to sell off his land to pay the restitution of the surrounding communities. Since a number of the orphans perished in the fire, the remaining survivors went on to graduate and donate money for the purchase of the land now known as Percy Quin State Park.
Family
He was the son of Rev. Henry Graham Quin and Virginia E. Davis Quin.
His wife was the former Aylett Buckner Conner. We know of only one child named Anne Quin.
Legacy
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Percy Quin State Park
Percy Quin State Park is a public recreation area located off Interstate 55, approximately southwest of McComb, Mississippi. The state park surrounds Lake Tangipahoa, an impoundment of the Tangipahoa River.
History
The park is one of the n ...
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References
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1872 births
1932 deaths
Place of birth missing
Place of death missing
People from Amite County, Mississippi
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Mississippi
20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
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