William A. Quinton was a farmer and political figure in New Brunswick

New Brunswick

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

, Canada. He represented St. John County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick is located in Fredericton. It was established de jure when the colony was created in 1784, but only came in to session in 1786 following the first elections in late 1785. Until 1891, it was the lower house in a bicameral legislature when its upper house...

 from 1883 to 1890 as a Liberal member.

He was born in Lancaster, New Brunswick

Lancaster, New Brunswick

Lancaster was a small city on the west side of the Saint John River at its mouth into the Bay of Fundy. It was amalgamated into Saint John, New Brunswick in 1967.-External links:*...

, the son of James Quinton

James Quinton (politician)

James Quinton was a farmer, building contractor and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented St. John County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1866 to 1870.Quinton supported union with Canada. He married Elizabeth Tilley....

 and Elizabeth Tilley, and was educated in Saint John

Saint John, New Brunswick

City of Saint John , or commonly Saint John, is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick, and the first incorporated city in Canada. The city is situated along the north shore of the Bay of Fundy at the mouth of the Saint John River. In 2006 the city proper had a population of 74,043...

. Quinton served on the municipal council and was a major in the militia. He was also involved in lumbering. In 1877, he married Kate Allan.