James Cline Quayle (May 25, 1921 – July 7, 2000) was an American newspaper publisher and businessman who owned several newspapers in the United States including the ''Huntington Herald-Press'' in Indiana and the ''Wickenburg Sun'' in

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. He was the father of

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, the 44th

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Background

Quayle was born in

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, the son of Robert H. and Marie Cline Quayle. He attended

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, where he was a member of

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. After graduating in 1943, Quayle joined the

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and served in an air transport wing in the Pacific Theater during

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. After the war, Quayle married Corinne Pulliam, the daughter of wealthy newspaper publisher Eugene C. Pulliam, at Indiana University. Their marriage united two families that shared a strong passion for the newspaper business. Pulliam is the daughter of Eugene C. Pulliam, former owner of ''

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'' and ''The Indianapolis News'' and the half-sister of Eugene S. Pulliam, for whom the school of

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is named. The couple had four children, including future Indiana Senator and U.S. Vice-President James Danforth "Dan" Quayle, named after one of the elder Quayle's wartime comrades and fraternity brother.

Career

James Quayle entered the newspaper business serving as an advertising salesman for several Pulliam-owned newspapers in

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and

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before joining the ''Huntington Herald-Press'' in

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in 1948. In 1955, Quayle moved his family to

to manage public relations operations at ''

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'' and the '' Phoenix Gazette''. In 1963, Quayle became the publisher of the ''Huntington Herald-Press''. He purchased the newspaper the following year and became chairman of Huntington Newspapers, Inc. He was publisher of that newspaper from 1963 to 1990, except for six years when he was publisher of the ''Muncie Star and Evening Press'', beginning in 1972.

Death

After retiring, Quayle lived in

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. He died at a care facility in Sun City West, Arizona, on July 7, 2000, at the age of 79.

References

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