Biography

12/25/1884 - 03/02/1966

Major Richard Shaw Quigley, Sr. (R26) Cameron, Clarion, Clinton, Elk, Forest Counties 1923-1934

Early Life:

Major Richard Shaw Quigley, Sr., born December 25, 1886, Blanchard, Centre County, Pennsylvania; son of James A and Mary A Shaw Quigley; Bellefonte Academy; graduated, The Pennsylvania State (University) College, 1906; captain and founder, Company K, Pennsylvania Reserve Militia; major, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry, Pennsylvania Reserve Militia; employed, City of Pittsburgh; member, board of directors for New York and Pennsylvania, B.F. Sturtevant Company; vice-president, secretary, Lock Haven Auto Company; president, Imperial Refining Company, 1916-1918; Director, Chelsea Refining Company; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1919-1922; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1923-1934; married, Dorothy Armstrong Quigley, children, Armstrong Quigley Watkins, Richard Shaw Quigley; died, March 2, 1966, Bald Eagle Township, Clinton County, Pennsylvania; interment, Highland Cemetery, Lock Haven, Clinton County, Pennsylvania.

Early Career:

Military; captain and founder, Company K, Pennsylvania Reserve Militia; major, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry, Pennsylvania Reserve Militia. 

Employed, City of Pittsburgh; member, board of directors for New York and Pennsylvania, B.F. Sturtevant Company; vice-president, secretary, Lock Haven Auto Company; president, Imperial Refining Company, 1916-1918; Director, Chelsea Refining Company. 

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1919-1922.

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 26^th district, Cameron, Clarion, Clinton, Elk, Forest Counties, 1923-1934; unsuccessful campaign, reelection, 1934; committee assignments, Agriculture, Appropriations, Congressional Apportionment, Forestry, Game and Fisheries, Law and Order, Library (Chairman), Military Affairs, Public Roads and Highways, Public Supply of Light, Heat and Water.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives Biography:

Official Website - PA House Archives Official Website (state.pa.us)

Cited:

Cox, Harold. Senate Members "Q" (wilkes.edu). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

The Pennsylvania Manual, (1924). Whitmore, R.E., (Compiler). Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pages 983, 989, Biographical Sketches of Senators, page 964.

Richard Shaw Quigley (1885-1966) - Find a Grave Memorial