John Quigley was born in 1925 in the Boston, Massachusetts area. He attended and graduated from local Boston schools. From his early teens, John was a workaholic and known as a born salesman. His whole life was devoted to sales of one kind or another. After the WW II, he moved to Florida, married and had three boys. In 1966 he moved to Parkland and formed a Florida licensed insurance agency. He also served as a control beverage agent for the State of Florida. He was selected as the 4th mayor because of his abilities. His wife became the 2nd official city clerk. Mr. Quigley died in office in February, 1972 at the age of 66 and was buried in Fall River, Massachusetts.