Terence J. Quinn was a United States Representative from New York

New York

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He was born in Albany, New York

Albany, New York

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, where he was educated at a private school and the Boys' Academy. Early in life entered the brewery business with his father and subsequently became senior member of the firm.

At the outbreak of the American Civil War

American Civil War

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 he was commissioned a second lieutenant in Company B, Twenty-fifth Regiment, New York State Militia Volunteers which was ordered to the defense of Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

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 in April 1861. He was assigned to duty at Arlington Heights

Arlington County, Virginia

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Quinn was a member of the common council of Albany 1869-1872. He was elected a member of the State assembly in 1873. He was elected as a Democrat

Democratic Party (United States)

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 to the Forty-fifth (45th) Congress and served from March 4, 1877 until his death in Albany in 1878, aged 41.

He was buried in St. Agnes Cemetery

St. Agnes Cemetery

St. Agnes Cemetery, established in 1867, is a Roman Catholic cemetery operated for the religious and charitable purposes of the Roman Catholic Church through the burial and memorialization of the faithful departed. Located in Menands, New York, St. Agnes is one of the Capital Regions most active...

, Menands, New York

Menands, New York

Menands is a village in Albany County, New York, United States. The population was 3,990 at the 2010 census. The village is named after Louis Menand...

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