Quinn, James H., 1857-1930.

James H. Quinn was born in Kilbourne City, Wisconsin (June 23, 1857), the son of Andrew and Hannah (Mountford) Quinn. The family moved to Blue Earth County, Minnesota in 1863. He studied law under William N. Plymat of Mapleton (Minn.) and was admitted to the Minnesota Bar in 1884. He entered a law partnership (1886-1888) with Frank E. Putnam (Wells, Minn.), and was elected Faribault County Attorney (1888-1897), judge of the 17th Judicial District (1899-1916), and associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court (1916-1927). He died in St. Paul on February 8, 1930.

From the guide to the Some early Minnesota history from the autobiography of Judge James H. Quinn., 1928., (Minnesota Historical Society)