He served as the president, chief executive officer and chairman of Southern California Edison in the 1950s and 1960s.
[1] He subsequently worked for the United States Department of the Treasury, followed by a tax firm in San Francisco, California.
[1] He later served as the president of Buffum's, a department store based in Long Beach, California.
[1] Quinton joined Southern California Edison in 1942,[1] eventually serving as its president and chief executive officer from 1954 to 1959.
[7] He gave speeches in favor of competition and free market capitalism as well as a reduction in government spending and taxation.