AIKEN COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA - BIO - QUINBY, James Lawrence

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Author: Book 90 Years in Aiken County

Well known Merchant of Graniteville, SC.

The Book 90 Years In Aiken County.
James Lawrence Quinby was born 1851. Son of Lawrence and Martha Powell Quinby 
a native of Charleston.  An associate of William Gregg in the building of the 
Graniteville Cotton Mill.  He was the leading merchant, President of the Bank 
of Granteville, served in the House of Representatives from Aiken County, one 
term, an active church man, he was a member of St. John's Methodist Church and 
served in all capacities.

His first wife was Ellen Turner of Edgefield County she left one son, James L. 
Quinby, Jr., who was a member of the Quinby Merchantile firm of his father 
until it was dissolved.  Mr. Quinby's second wife was Caroline Myers of 
Brunswick, Mo.