2000.175.20 © 2001The Connecticut Historical Society.

Rev. J.J. Quinn, permanent pastor of St. Marys Church, Coventry

Date1886-1889

MediumPhotography; carbon print on paper on cardboard mount

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 3 15/16 x 2 3/8in. (10 x 6cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

DescriptionStudio portrait of a man wearing a suit, vest and clerical collar. He holds a folded newspaper in his right hand. A painted backdrop is behind him.

Object number2000.175.20

InscribedOn verso: "Rev. J.J. Quinn / Permanent pastor / St. Mary's Church / Coventry."NotesSubject Note: James J. Quinn was born in Hartford, Connecticut on 30 October 1855. He was educated at Fordham University and the Grand Seminary in Montreal. He was ordained in 1880 and served as curate in churches in Willimantic and Norwich before serving as pastor in Coventry from 1885 to 1889. He served in Collinsville from 1889 to 1901 and was then transferred to Taftville.

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