James Quin was an English actor of Irish descent.
James Quin
William Whitshed (1679–1727) was an Irish politician and judge who held office as Solicitor-General and Lord Chief Justice of Ireland; just before his death he became Chief Justice of the Irish Common Pleas. He became the Member of Parliament for County Wicklow in 1703, and was appointed as Solicitor-General in 1709; he was Lord Chief Justice 1714–1727.
William Whitshed in a portrait by Jonathan Richardson
James Quin, the leading actor, who was Whitshed's first cousin