Edmund Quincy (1703–1788)

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Edmund Quincy IV (/ˈkwɪnzi/; 1703-1788) was a prominent Boston merchant during much of the 18th century.[1][2]

Early life and career

Coat of Arms of Edmund Quincy IV

Edmund Quincy was one of four children born to

pounds sterling.[3][4][5]

Josiah Quincy retired shortly after this windfall, while Edmund remained in business, entering into a partnership with his sons. Though well respected, he suffered financial reverses and was declared bankrupt in 1757.

paternal estate and, in 1765, published A Treatise on Hemp Husbandry.[7][8]

Quincy was also an acting magistrate of Suffolk County until the time of his death, and was referred to as "Squire" or "Justice" Quincy.[4][6][7]

Family and personal life

Quincy married Elizabeth Wendell in 1725. Together they had nine children, including

Freemason, and was a member of Master's Lodge along with Richard Gridley.[10]

Edmund Quincy died July 4, 1788, at the age of 85.[11]

  • John Hancock
    John Hancock
  • Dorothy (Quincy) Hancock
    Dorothy (Quincy) Hancock
  • Lydia Henchman Hancock (1776-1777)
    Lydia Henchman Hancock (1776-1777)
  • John George Washington Hancock (1778-1787)
    John George Washington Hancock (1778-1787)

See also

References

  1. ^ Massachusetts Historical Society (1896). Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Massachusetts Historical Society. p. 45. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
  2. ^ Howard, R.H.; Crocker, Henry E. (1879). A History of New England. Crocker & Co. p. 223. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
  3. ^ Quincy, Edmund (1874). Life of Josiah Quincy. Little, Brown, and Company. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
  4. ^ a b c Massachusetts Historical Society (1860). Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Massachusetts Historical Society. pp. 42–43. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
  5. ^ Historical Society of Pennsylvania (1879). "Josiah Quincy, Snr". The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography: 182. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
  6. ^ a b c "Massachusetts Historical Society: Quincy, Wendell, Holmes, and Upham Family Papers, 1633-1910". Archived from the original on 2013-11-26. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
  7. ^ a b Quincy, Josiah; Quincy, Eliza Susan Morton (1875). Memoir of the Life of Josiah Quincy, Junior, of Massachusetts Bay, 1744-1775. Little, Brown. pp. 3. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
  8. ^ Adams, Oscar Fay (1904). A dictionary of American authors (5th ed.). Houghton, Mifflin and company. pp. 306. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
  9. ^ Stark, James Henry (1910). The Loyalists of Massachusetts and the Other Side of the American Revolution. Salem Press. pp. 455. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
  10. . Retrieved 2009-03-20.
  11. ^ Allen, William (1857). The American biographical dictionary. J.P. Jewett and Company. pp. 688. Retrieved 2009-03-20.