Statewide County HI Archives Biographies.....Quinn, Edward William October 15, 1866 - 
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Source: The Story of Hawaii and Its Builders, Honolulu Star Bulletin, Ltd. Territory of Hawaii, 1925
Author: Edited by George F. Nellist

EDWARD WILLIAM QUINN, Master Plumber. Coming to Hawaii as a journeyman plumber 
more than twenty-five years ago, E. W. Quinn now owns and manages one of the 
largest plumbing houses in the Territory, and has been actively engaged in the 
building program which in the past few years has modernized the business 
section of Honolulu. He arrived here from San Francisco with no capital except 
a capacity for hard work, unfailing honesty with his customers and employes 
and a thorough knowledge of his business.
   Among the structures in which he installed the plumbing and sanitary 
equipment are University of Hawaii, Library of Hawaii, Territorial 
Penitentiary, Central Y.M.C.A., Young Hotel additions, Moana Hotel annexes, 
Fort Shafter hospital wing, Lincoln School, Leahi Home, Judiciary, Pantheon, 
Honolulu Iron Works, McCandless, Hawaiian Trust and James Campbell buildings; 
Hawaiian Pineapple Co., Schofield Barracks, Fort De Russy, Bishop Estate 
office, Scottish Rite Temple, Schuman building, Hawaii Theater and the Theo H. 
Davies, Castle & Cooke, First National Bank and Territorial Office buildings.
  Among the hundreds of residences in which he has installed plumbing 
equipment are the homes of S. M. Damon, C. W. C. Deering, George Sherman, 
George C. Beckley, H. M. von Holt, J. M. Dowsett, Gustave Schuman and the 
Governor’s mansion.
  Besides his activities in business, Mr. Quinn has been prominent in 
Republican politics. He is now a supervisor, having been elected to the board 
in 1923, was a member of the house of representatives from 1905 to 1909, and a 
territorial senator from 1909 to 1919. While in the legislature he advocated 
the cause of labor, and was the author of the so-called “Sunday Law,” passed 
in 1905, which permits outdoor athletics in Hawaii on Sundays. He was an 
organizer of the Journeymen Plumbers and Master Plumbers’ Associations. 
Elected to the board of supervisors on a platform of “business administration 
for city business,” he made good by breaking the deadlock which had kept 
municipal affairs at a standstill during most of 1924. As a result of this 
stand harmony was restored to the board with most beneficial results for the 
public.
  Mr. Quinn started in the plumbing business in 1882 with the firm of J. K. 
Prior in San Francisco. He came to Honolulu in November, 1899, and his first 
ship was a small one at Union street and Garden lane. His business expanded 
rapidly and is now located in a modern building at 34 South Pauahi street.
  Born Oct. 15, 1866, at Benicia, Calif., the son of Nathaniel Prince and 
Honora (Ryan) Quinn, Mr. Quinn received his education in the Benicia schools 
and Lincoln Night School, San Francisco. He served a term as town trustee of 
Benicia. Mr. Quinn married Elsie Marie Beck of Copenhagen, Denmark, in 
Honolulu, June 1, 1911. He is an Elk and a member of the Chamber of Commerce 
and Commercial Club.


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