Robert E. Quinn, 1894-1975

Robert Emmet Quinn was born on April 2, 1894 in Phenix, R.I., in what is now West Warwick, R. I., to Charles Quinn and Mary Ann (McCabe) Quinn. He graduated from Brown University in 1915 and completed his law degree from Harvard Law School in 1918.

During World War I, Quinn served in France with the American Diplomatic Service and upon returning to the United States joined the law firm of his uncle, Col. Patrick Henry Quinn. It was through his uncle, who was the state's Democratic national committeeman, that the younger Quinn became interested in Rhode Island politics.

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