Percy Quin

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Percy Edwards Quin (October 30, 1872 – February 4, 1932) was an American politician from Mississippi. A Democrat, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1913 to 1932. Quin was known for his holdings in Reading Railroad stocks and bonds, which he sold to launch a cotton industry venture that became very successful until the rise of polyester. He was also noted for his philanthropy toward orphans. An orphanage was built on the cotton field lands. In the great cottonfield fire of 1925, the orphanage was badly damaged, and Quin sold land to pay restitution to nearby communities. Some orphans died in the fire, and the remaining survivors graduated and donated money to buy the land now known as Percy Quin State Park. He was the son of Rev. Henry Graham Quin and Virginia E. Davis Quin. His wife was Aylett Buckner Conner, and they had one child named Anne Quin.