Henry B. Quinby

Henry Brewer Quinby (June 10, 1846 – February 8, 1924) was an American physician, businessman, and Republican politician in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. He was the 52nd Governor of New Hampshire and served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives and the New Hampshire Senate.

Henry Brewer Quinby
52nd Governor of New Hampshire
In office January 7, 1909 – January 5, 1911
Preceded by	Charles M. Floyd
Succeeded by	Robert P. Bass
Member of the Executive Council of New Hampshire
In office 1891–1892
Member of the New Hampshire Senate
In office 1889–1890
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
In office 1887–1888
Personal details
Born	June 10, 1846 Biddeford, Maine, U.S.
Died	February 8, 1924 (aged 77) New York, New York, U.S.
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Octavia M. Cole
Children	Henry Cole Quinby Candace Ellen Quinby
Alma mater	Bowdoin College, A.B., 1869 Bowdoin College, A.M., 1872 National Medical College, 1880
Profession	Physician Businessman Politician

Early life

Quinby was born in Biddeford, Maine to Thomas and Jane E. (Brewer) Quinby. He earned a bachelor's degree from Bowdoin College in 1869 and an A.M. degree from Bowdoin in 1872. In 1880, he graduated from the National Medical College in Washington, D.C.[1]

Political career

He served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1887-1888 and in the New Hampshire Senate from 1889–1890. He was on the New Hampshire Executive Council in 1891 and 1892.[2] In 1893, he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention. Quinby was chairman of the 1896 State Republican Convention.

He was elected as a Republican candidate to the office of governor in 1908.[3][4] After leaving office, he retired from politics.

He died in 1924 in New York City.

Personal life

On June 22, 1870, Quinby married Octavia M. Cole and they had two children, Henry Cole Quinby and Candace Ellen Quinby.[5]

References

1. "Guide to the Henry Brewer Quinby (1846-1925) and Henry Cole Quinby (1872-1922) Papers, 1863-1927". University of New Hampshire Library. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
2. Granite Monthly: A New Hampshire Magazine, Volumes 43-44. 1911. p. 353.
3. Metcalf, Henry Harrison and Abbott, Frances Matilda (1919). One Thousand New Hampshire Notables: Brief Biographical Sketches of New Hampshire Men and Women, Native Or Resident, Prominent in Public, Professional, Business, Educational, Fraternal Or Benevolent Work. Rumford Printing Company. p. 301. henry brewer quinby governor nh.
4. New England Magazine Company (1909). The New England Magazine, Volume 39. New England Magazine Company. p. 164.
5. Hammon, Otis Grant (1912). The Granite Monthly: A Magazine of Literature, History and State Progress, Volume 44. J.N. McClintock. p. 354.

External links

• Quinby at New Hampshire's Division of Historic Resources
• New Hampshire Governor Henry Brewer Quinby
• University of New Hampshire Library
• National Governors Association