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Quinby, Virginia Quinby is a census-designated place (CDP) in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in 2010. Per the 2020 census, the population was 285. Geography The CDP lies at an elevation of 7 feet. Demographics Quinby ...
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Quinby, Kansas Quinby is an unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) ...
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Quinby, South Carolina Quinby is a town in Florence County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 932 at the 2010 census, up from 842 in 2000. It is part of the Florence Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Quinby is located in northern Florence Cou ...
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Ivory Quinby House The Ivory Quinby House is an Italianate and Greek Revival estate built by architect John C. Cochrane for Ivory Quinby (1817–1869), a prominent Monmouth, Illinois citizen. Quinby, who was an early benefactor and a founder of Monmouth College, ...
, Illinois * Quinby Plantation,
South Carolina South Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia (U.S. state), Georg ...


People

* Byron Quinby Jones (1888–1959), pioneer aviator and U.S. Army officer * Charles Quinby (1899–1988), U.S. Olympic swimmer * Edwin J. Quinby (1895–1981), publicist, inventor, historian, and activist * Ephraim Quinby (1766–1850), founder of
Warren, Ohio Warren is a city in Trumbull County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. The population was 39,201 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Located along the Mahoning River, Warren lies approximately northwest of Youngstown, Ohio, Y ...
* H. Anna Quinby (1871-1931), lawyer, editor, business manager, social reformer * Henry B. Quinby (1846–1924), 52nd Governor of New Hampshire *
Isaac Ferdinand Quinby Isaac Ferdinand Quinby (January 29, 1821 – September 18, 1891) was a U.S. soldier and Union (American Civil War), Union general during the American Civil War. Biography He was born near Morristown, New Jersey in 1821. He attended the Uni ...
(1821–1891), American Civil War General *
Ivory Quinby Ivory Quinby (July 14, 1817 – October 23, 1869) was an American businessman who was notably one of the earliest benefactors of Monmouth College, and also helped establish Monmouth, Illinois as a transportation center. Early life Ivory Quinby I ...
(1817–1869), Mayor of Monmouth, Illinois, founding father of Monmouth College * James M. Quinby (1804–1874), Mayor of Newark, New Jersey, 1851–1854 * James Moses Quinby (1804–1874), American businessman, 10th Mayor of
Newark, New Jersey Newark ( , ) is the List of municipalities in New Jersey, most populous City (New Jersey), city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, the county seat of Essex County, New Jersey, Essex County, and a principal city of the New York metropolitan area. ...
* John Alonzo Quinby (c. 1819-?), 13th Mayor of
San Jose, California San Jose, officially the City of San José ( ; ), is a cultural, commercial, and political center within Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area. With a city population of 997,368 and a metropolitan area population of 1.95 million, it is ...
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Moses Quinby Moses Quinby (April 15 or 16, 1810 – May 26, 1875) was an American beekeeper from the State of New York. He is remembered as the father of practical beekeeping and the father of commercial beekeeping in America. He is best known as the invento ...
(1810–1875), early American beekeeper * Moses Quinby (1786–1857), lawyer and subject of a well-known John Brewster, Jr. portrait * William Quinby De Funiak or William Q De Funiak (1901–1981), American writer and academic *
William E. Quinby William Emory Quinby (December 14, 1835 – June 7, 1908) was an American newspaper publisher and diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to the Netherlands. Early life Quinby was born in Brewer, Maine, on December 14, 1835. His family ...
(1835–1908), newspaper publisher and U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands


Companies

* J.M. Quinby & Co., early automobile and carriage manufacturer *
Vega Company The Vega Company was a musical instrument manufacturer that started operations in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1881. The company began under Swedish-born Julius Nelson, his brother Carl, and a group of associates that included John Pahn and John Sw ...
, originally named Quinby & Hall


See also

* Quimby (disambiguation) * Quinby (automobile) {{disambiguation, geo