Edmund Quincy (1681–1737)
Edmund Quincy III | |
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1737 portrait by John Smibert | |
| Born | 14 Oct 1681 |
| Died | 23 Feb 1737 London, England |
| Resting place | Burnhill Fields Burial Grounds, London, England |
| Education | Harvard University 1699 |
| Occupation(s) | Merchant and Judge |
| Title | Judge, Colonel, Commissioner |
| Spouse | Dorothy Flynt (1678–1737) |
| Children | 6 |
| Parent(s) | Edmund Quincy (1628–1698) and Elizabeth Gookin (1645-1700) |
| Relatives | Quincy political family |
Edmund Quincy III (/ˈkwɪnzi/; 1681–1737) was an American merchant and judge. He was the son of Col. Edmund Quincy II (1627-1698) II and his second wife, Elizabeth Gookin. He married Dorothy Flynt and had 7 children. Four lived to adulthood, including Edmund Quincy IV and Dorothy Quincy, who was the topic of a famous poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.