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John Herbert Quick (October 23, 1861 – May 10, 1925) was an American writer and politician.

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John H. Quick
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	(1861-10-23)October 23, 1861 Steamboat Rock, Iowa, U.S.
Died	May 10, 1925(1925-05-10) (aged 63) Columbia, Missouri, U.S.
Spouse	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.[4]

Legacy

The John Herbert Quick House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[5] A statue of Quick was erected in Grundy Center, Iowa.

References

• Longden, Tom (November 24, 2002). "Quick Biography". Des Moines Register. p. B.1. Retrieved October 23, 2011. ^{[dead link]}

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 April 23, 2015.
• Herbert Quick at Library of Congress Authorities, with 26 catalog records

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