Peter Anthony Quinn (May 10, 1904 – December 23, 1974) of
New York City
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was a Democratic
U.S. Representative
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from
New York
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from 1945 to 1947. Quinn was a justice of the
New York Supreme Court
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from 1955 to 1974.
Biography
Peter A. Quinn was born in
New York City
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on May 10, 1904. He attended the St. Brigid’s and St. Raymond’s School, and graduated from Manhattan Preparatory School in 1922. He graduated from
Manhattan College
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in 1926; and from
Fordham University School of Law
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in 1929. He was admitted to the bar in 1931, and practiced in New York City.
Political career
Quinn was a member of the
New York State Assembly
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(Bronx Co., 6th D.) from
1936
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to
1944
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January
* January 2 – WWII:
** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixt ...
.
Congress
He was elected as a
Democrat
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to the
79th United States Congress
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, holding office from January 3, 1945, to January 3, 1947. He ran unsuccessfully for reelection in 1946 and resumed his law practice.
In January 1949, Quinn became a Judge on New York City's Municipal Court. From 1955 to 1960 he was a Judge on the City Court, and Chief Judge beginning in 1957. In 1960, Quinn was elected a justice of the
New York Supreme Court
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, and remained on the bench until his death.
Death
Quinn died on December 23, 1974, in
the Bronx
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; and was buried at St. Joseph’s Cemetery in
Hackensack, New Jersey
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Family
His son Peter Quinn is an author whose works include 2007's ''Looking for Jimmy: A Search for Irish America.''
References
*New York Times
P.A. Quinn Inducted as Justice January 11, 1949
*New York Times
March 19, 1957
*New York Times
December 24, 1974
*Peter Quinn,
ttps://books.google.com/books?id=K3uKk_QBg4YC&dq=%22peter+a+quinn%22+judge&pg=PT85 Looking for Jimmy: A Search for Irish America 2007
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1904 births
1974 deaths
Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly
New York Supreme Court justices
Manhattan College alumni
Fordham University School of Law alumni
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
20th-century New York state court judges
Politicians from the Bronx
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20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives