Percy Quin eating his lunch in his office at the House Office Building in Washington, D.C., on March 26, 1920
Percy was best known for his stocks and bonds in the Reading Railroad. After much consideration Percy sold off his shares to pay for a new venture in the cotton industry. The cotton fields turned out to be a very lucrative business endeavor for Percy, until the rise of the polyester industry.
Percy Quin was well known for his philanthropic efforts specifically for orphans. An orphanage was erected on the lands of the cotton fields.
In the great cottonfield fire of 1925 the damage to the orphanage was so extensive that Percy had to sell off his land to pay the restitution of the surrounding communities. Since a number of the orphans perished in the fire, the remaining survivors went on to graduate and donate money for the purchase of the land now known as Percy Quin State Park.
percy, quin, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, april, 2009, l. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Percy Quin news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2009 Learn how and when to remove this message Percy Edwards Quin October 30 1872 February 4 1932 was an American politician from Mississippi He served as a Democrat in the United States House of Representatives from 1913 to 1932 Percy Quin eating his lunch in his office at the House Office Building in Washington D C on March 26 1920 Percy was best known for his stocks and bonds in the Reading Railroad After much consideration Percy sold off his shares to pay for a new venture in the cotton industry The cotton fields turned out to be a very lucrative business endeavor for Percy until the rise of the polyester industry Percy Quin was well known for his philanthropic efforts specifically for orphans An orphanage was erected on the lands of the cotton fields In the great cottonfield fire of 1925 the damage to the orphanage was so extensive that Percy had to sell off his land to pay the restitution of the surrounding communities Since a number of the orphans perished in the fire the remaining survivors went on to graduate and donate money for the purchase of the land now known as Percy Quin State Park Contents 1 Family 2 Legacy 3 See also 4 ReferencesFamily editHe was the son of Rev Henry Graham Quin and Virginia E Davis Quin His wife was the former Aylett Buckner Conner We know of only one child named Anne Quin Legacy editPercy Quin State ParkSee also editList of United States Congress members who died in office 1900 49 References edit QUIN Percy Edwards Biographical Information Retrieved 2005 11 29 U S House of Representatives Preceded byWilliam A Dickson Member of the U S House of Representatives from Mississippi s 7th congressional district1913 1932 Succeeded byLawrence R Ellzey nbsp This article about a Mississippi politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Percy Quin amp oldid 1185652812, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
