| 词条 | Robert H. Quinn |
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|imagesize = | name = Robert H. Quinn | image = Rob Quinn (13560397264).jpg | birth_date = January 30, 1928 | birth_place = Boston, Massachusetts | death_date ={{death date and age|2014|1|12|1928|1|30}} | death_place = Falmouth, Massachusetts |restingplace = | nationality = American | website = | occupation = Attorney Politician | residence = | party = Democratic | spouse = | alma_mater = Boston College Harvard Law School | title = Massachusetts Attorney General | term_start = 1969 | term_end = 1975 | predecessor = Elliot Richardson | successor = Francis X. Bellotti | title2 = Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | term_start2 = 1967 | term_end2 = 1969 | predecessor2 = John Davoren | successor2 = David M. Bartley | title3 = Majority Leader of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | term_start3 = 1964 | term_end3 = 1967 | predecessor3 = John Davoren | successor3 = David M. Bartley | title4 = Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | term_start4 = 1957 | term_end4 = 1969 | predecessor4 = Thomas J. Hannon | successor4 = James F. Hart }} Robert Henry Quinn was a Massachusetts attorney and politician. Early lifeQuinn was born January 30, 1928 in Boston, Massachusetts.[1] He was the youngest of seven children. When Quinn was six his father died.[2] Quinn received a scholarship to Boston College High School and attended Boston College on a football scholarship. While at BC, he was stricken with tuberculosis and it was believed that he would die. Quinn recovered after spending three years in the hospital. He went on to finish college and graduated from Harvard Law School in 1955.[1][2] Political careerQuinn was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1957 to 1969 and the speaker of that body from 1967 to 1969. During his tenure in the house, he played a role in the founding of the University of Massachusetts Boston by co-sponsoring the legislation that established the university.[2][2] Quinn was elected Massachusetts Attorney General by the Massachusetts Legislature sitting in Joint Convention following Elliot Richardson's selection as Under Secretary of State. He was elected Attorney General by the voters in 1970. In 1970, Quinn championed legislation that offered financial incentives to law enforcement officers who pursued higher education, which became known as the "Quinn Bill".[2] Quinn sought the Democratic nomination for governor in 1974, but was defeated by Michael Dukakis.[2] Later life and deathFollowing his defeat, co-founded the Quinn and Morris law firm and was a prominent lobbyist. He also served as chairman of the board of trustees of University of Massachusetts (1981-1986)[3] and the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority.[2] Quinn died in Falmouth, Massachusetts on January 12, 2014 at the age of 85.[4][5] References1. ^1 {{cite book|title=Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1967-68|url=https://archive.org/stream/publicofficersof19671968bost#page/262/mode/2up}} {{s-start}}{{s-par|us-ma-hs}}{{succession box2. ^{{citation|last=Feldberg|first=Michael|title=UMass Boston at 50: A Fiftieth-Anniversary History of the University of Massachusetts Boston|publisher=University of Massachusetts Press|place=Amherst, MA|year=2015|page=8|isbn=9781625341693}} 3. ^{{citation|last=Feldberg|first=Michael|title=UMass Boston at 50: A Fiftieth-Anniversary History of the University of Massachusetts Boston|publisher=University of Massachusetts Press|place=Amherst, MA|year=2015|page=5|isbn=9781625341693}} 4. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite news|last=O'Sullivan|first=Jim|title=Robert H. Quinn, former Mass. attorney general and House speaker, has died|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/01/13/robert-quinn-former-mass-attorney-general-and-house-speaker-has-died/kRJbIfk5IVkP3ajhMyXeyM/story.html|accessdate=January 13, 2014|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=January 13, 2014}} 5. ^http://www.dotnews.com/2014/former-house-speaker-attorney-general-robert-h-quinn-dead-82 | before= John Davoren | title=Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | years=1969 – 1975 | after=David M. Bartley}}{{s-legal}}{{succession box | title=Attorney General of Massachusetts | before=Elliot Richardson | after=Francis X. Bellotti| years=1969 – 1975}}{{s-end}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Quinn, Robert H.}}{{Massachusetts-MARepresentative-stub}} 12 : 1928 births|2014 deaths|Boston College alumni|Boston College Eagles football players|Boston College High School alumni|Harvard Law School alumni|Massachusetts Attorneys General|Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives|Politicians from Boston|Speakers of the Massachusetts House of Representatives|Massachusetts Democrats|Lawyers from Boston |
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