John Herbert Quick
John Herbert Quick (October 23, 1861 – May 10, 1925) was an American writer and politician.
John H. Quick | |
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27th Mayor of Sioux City, Iowa | |
In office January 1, 1898 – January 1, 1900 | |
Preceded by | J. M. Cleland |
Succeeded by | A. H. Burton |
Personal details | |
Born | Steamboat Rock, Iowa, U.S. | October 23, 1861
Died | May 10, 1925 63) Columbia, Missouri, U.S. | (aged
Spouse(s) | Ella Corey |
Occupation | Lawyer, Author, Businessman |
Biography
Born October 23, 1861, near Steamboat Rock, Grundy County, Iowa, to Martin and Margaret Coleman Quick, he was afflicted with polio as a child. He married Ella Corey in 1890.
Quick established a law firm in Sioux City, where he practiced for 19 years.[1] He also became a businessman and later served as one of the 27th Mayor of Sioux City, Iowa from 1898 to 1900.[2]
Among his 18 books are the historical romances Vandemark's Folly (1922), The Hawkeye (1923), and The Invisible Woman (1924). An early environmentalist, his best known non-fiction work was On Board the Good Ship Earth (1913). He also wrote an autobiography, One Man's Life (1925).
Quick's 1906 comic novel, Double Trouble, or, Every Hero His Own Villain was the basis for a 1915 silent film produced by D.W. Griffith, directed by Christy Cabanne, and starring Douglas Fairbanks in one of his earliest film roles.[3]
Quick died on May 10, 1925, in Columbia, Missouri.
Legacy
The John Herbert Quick House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[4] A statue of Quick was erected in Grundy Center, Iowa.
References
- https://data.desmoinesregister.com/famous-iowans/herbert-quick
- https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0703446/bio
- John T. Soister (2012). American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913Ð1929. McFarland. pp. 158–160. ISBN 978-0-7864-8790-5.
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- Longden, Tom (24 November 2002). "Quick Biography". Des Moines Register. p. B.1. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
External links
- Works by Herbert Quick at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Herbert Quick at Internet Archive
- Vandemark's Folly by John Herbert Quick' at Project Gutenberg
- Bogue, Allan G. (April 1973). "Herbert Quick's Hawkeye Trilogy". Books at Iowa 16. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- Herbert Quick at Library of Congress Authorities, with 26 catalog records