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QUIGLEY, Charles A.
QUIGLEY, Charles A. (Dubuque, IA, June 6, 1862--Salt Lake City, UT, Nov. 15, 1927). The son of John P. QUIGLEY and his wife Margaret, Charles Quigley was educated in the schools of Dubuque. He moved to Utah in 1893 to assume charge of the business in Utah and Idaho of the Studebaker Bros. Company, now the Studebaker Bros. Company of Utah.
Quigley actively expanded the company. Branches established included Utah-American Fork, Spanish Fork, St. George, Vernal, Bountiful, Brigham City, Coalville, Heber City, Junction City, Logan, Mt. Pleasant, Morgan, Murray, Ephi, Fillmore, Ogden, Payson, Park City, Provo, Price, Richfield, Idaho-American Falls, Blackfoot, Idaho Falls, Mackay, Pocatello, and Rexburg.
The stock carried included all classes of farm machinery, automobiles, farm wagons, and electric trucks of all capacities. There were also electric runabouts and phaetons, gasoline touring cars, harness, and all kinds of light and heavy vehicles, for speeding or hauling, including drays and furniture vans, and a great variety of smaller articles.
Quigley was a founding member of the Salt Lake Commercial Club and was instrumental in organizing the organization's traffic bureau. He served the club as president.
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Sketches of the Inter-Mountain States 1847 - 1909 Utah Idaho Nevada: Salt Lake City: The Utah 1909, Online: http://www.onlinebiographies.info/ut/quigley-ca.htm