Hillrie M. Quin

Hillrie Marshall Quin was born on March 2, 1866, in Holmesville, Pike County, Mississippi.[1][2][3] He was the son of Daniel Marshall Quin, a surgeon from Pike County, and Annie Beatty (Long) Quin.[1][2][3] Quin attended Peabody Public School in Summit, Mississippi.[1][3] He then attended the University of Mississippi and graduated with an A. B. in 1886.[1][3] He became a teacher and became the principal of schools in McComb City and Fayette.[1][3] In 1892, Quin entered the newspaper business in Centreville and stayed there until 1902.[1][3] In 1902, Quin entered the University of Mississippi Law School and got a bachelor's degree there in 1904.[1][2][3] He then joined a law firm in Jackson.[2][1][3]

Quin died of a sudden heart attack in Meridian, Mississippi, on January 20, 1923.[4]

Beginning in 1889, Quin was a delegate to Mississippi state Democratic conventions.[3] He was a delegate to the National Democratic Convention in 1896.[3] He represented Wilkinson County in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1900 to 1904, and was also a member of the Centreville Board of Aldermen from 1900 to 1902.[5][1][2][3] Quin was a presidential elector from Mississippi in the 1904 election.[3] In November 1907, Quin was elected to represent Hinds County in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1908 to 1912.[1][3] Quin was nominated for Speaker of the House during this term and led every ballot except for the last one.[1] In November 1911, Quin was re-elected to the House, for the term from 1912 to 1916.[3] On January 2, 1912, Quin was unanimously elected to the position of Speaker and served from 1912 from 1916.[3][5]