James L. Quinn (politician)
James Leland Quinn (September 8, 1875 – November 12, 1960) was an American newspaperman and politician who served two terms as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1935 to 1939.
Life and career[edit]
James L. Quinn was born in Emlenton, Pennsylvania. He moved to Braddock, Pennsylvania with his parents in 1880, and attended St. Thomas School.
He was employed as a newspaper reporter from 1891 to 1896, and became owner and publisher of the Braddock Journal in 1896.
Political career[edit]
He was a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from 1933 to 1935.
In 1934, Quinn was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-fourth Congress and was re-elected to the Seventy-fifth Congress in 1936. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1938.
Later career and death[edit]
After leaving Congress, he resumed the newspaper publishing business.
He died in Braddock, Pennsylvania, and is interred in Braddock Catholic Cemetery.
Sources[edit]
- United States Congress. "James Leland Quinn (id: Q000017)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard
