Matthew Quay
American politician (1833-1904) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 70
Matthew Stanley Quay was an American politician of the Republican Party who represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate from 1887 until 1899 and from 1901 until his death in 1904.
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Senator Simon Cameron in 1874
Senator Don Cameron, whom Quay eclipsed in the Pennsylvania Republican Party.
Quay drops an extinguisher on Blaine to prevent another damaging remark, Puck magazine, September 26, 1888
Thomas Nast cartoon calling Quay "a branded criminal", 1890
This 1890 Puck cover satirizes Quay's refusal to respond to the allegations.
"Pennsylvania's disgrace": Quay is shown auctioning off his convention support. McKinley stands, center, among the bidders.
Lapel ribbon to be worn by supporter of Quay's candidacy for president, 1896Awards
About this person
Quay's control of the Pennsylvania Republican political machine for almost twenty years made him one of the most powerful and influential politicians in the country. As chair of the Republican National Committee and thus party campaign manager, he helped elect Benjamin Harrison as president in 1888. He was also instrumental in the 1900 election of Theodore Roosevelt as vice president.
