Michael Joseph Francis Quinn (November 19, 1851 – December 6, 1903) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Kingston, Canada West, Quinn was a lawyer by profession. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the Quebec electoral district of St. Anne in the 1896 federal election. A Conservative, he was defeated in 1900.
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