Edward Quick

{{Short description|American politician}} '''Edward E. Quick''' (February 16, 1935<ref name="ReferenceB">{{cite book | author = Rebecca McDowell Cook | year = | title = Official Manual State of Missouri 1997-1998 | publisher = | location = | id = | pages = 116}}</ref> – August 27, 2016<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/kansascity/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=181224942 |title=Obituary: Senator Edward E. Quick |website=Kansas City Star via Legacy.com}}</ref>) was an American Democratic politician who served in the Missouri Senate as majority leader, minority leader, and Pro Tem,<ref name="ReferenceB"/> represented Clay County, Missouri, for 20 years.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> He also served on the Kansas City city council between the mid-1970s and the mid-1980s<ref name="ReferenceB"/> and as Clay County presiding commissioner for four years until 2010.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web|url=http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/the-buzz/article98338812.html |title=Ed Quick, long-time state senator who represented Clay County, dies at 81 |accessdate=2018-06-02}}</ref> One of his accomplishments was becoming the first president pro tempore for the Missouri Senate from Kansas City in four decades.

Born in Rich Hill, Missouri, Quick attended school in Higginsville, Missouri. He had worked as a compliance officer for a wood product company<ref name="ReferenceB"/> and a Kansas City firefighter. Quick died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in 2016 at age 81.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

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