OSCAR P. QUIGGLE, Mayor of Chardon, Geauga county, Ohio, is one of the leading members of commercial circles in the county, and a citizen highly esteemed.  He is a native of the county, born in Hampden township Aug. 9, 1842, a son of P. J. Quiggle, a native of the same place, born Feb. 24, 1810.  John Quiggle, the grandfather of our subject, emigrated from Pennsylvania in 1808, and settled in Hampden township when there were but few families there.  He bought land, built a cabin in the woods, and developed a farm which he sold.  He then cleared another tract of land upon which he erected buildings, and where he lived for nearly half a century.  He died at the age of ninety-one years; his wife, a native of Philadelphia, died at the age of seventy-four years.  They reared a family of four sons and three daughters.  The first settlers of the name of this country emigrated from Holland in colonial times.  The great-grandfather of our subject, John Quiggle, came to America in an early day and served in the war of the Revolution seven years.  P. J. Quiggle was reared and educated in Hampden township, attending the pioneer schools of the neighborhood; he assisted in clearing large tracts of land and has owned several fine farms.  HE is now living, at the age of eighty-three years.  He married Angeline Canfield, who was born in Geauga county, Ohio, in 1816.  They reared a family of five children:  Mary, deceased; Delia A., a teacher of the public schools of Chattanooga, Tennessee; Oscar P., the subject of this notice; Millie and Gertrude.  The mother is still living; she is a member of the Disciples' Church, and has always been deeply interested in religious matters.  O. P. Quiggle is the third of the family; he attended the selecte and district schools of Hampden township until he acquired a good business education.
     He enlisted July 29, 1862, in Company E, One Hundredth and Fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was mustered in at Cleveland and sent to Lexington, the regiment being placed in the Second Brigade, Third Division, Fourteenth Army Corps.  On the retreat from that city to Louisville he was taken prisoner; he was confined at Lexington a short time and was then paroled.  He rejoined his regiment at Murfreesborough, Tennessee, and afterward participated in the battles at Milton, Chickamauga and Mission Ridge; he was in the Atlanta campaign, and foufht in the battles of Kenesaw Mountain, New Hope Church, and was under fire until take sick at Marietta, where he was in the hospital, and then at Chattanooga, Nashville, Jeffersonville and Camp Dennison, Ohio.  He rejoined his regiment at Goldsboro, North Carolina, in March, 1865, and was afterward at Raleigh, Holly Springs, then marched through Richmond to Washington and took part in the grand review May 24, 1865.  He was mustered out at Washington June 8, 1865, and paid off at Cleveland.
     Mr. Quiggle was united in marriage Aug. 30, 1865, to Helen I. Field, who was born at Claridon, Ohio.  They have two children: John J. and Elsie M.; Howard F. died at the age of seven years.  Mr. Quiggle went into business with his father-in-law, John T. Field, at Hampden in September, 1865.  They carried on a general mercantile business for five years, at the end of which Mr. Quiggle took charge of the business.  In 1878 they formed a second partnership at Chardon, which existed four years, Mr. Quiggle then buying the business.  He carries a large and well selected stock of dry goods, groceries, glassware and carpets, and has a large patronage throughout Geauga county.  A Republican in politics, he was elected Mayor of Chardon in 1892, and has made a good officer.  He was a member of the council four years, from 1888 to 1892, was Justice of the Peace in Hampden nine years, from 1869 to 1877, and was Postmaster there for ten years, from 1866 to 1876, discharging his duties with that promptitude which characterizes all his movements.  He is a member of Reed Post, No. 287, G. A. R.  He and his wife are worthy members of the Congregational Church.
Source:  Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio embracing the Counties of Ashtabula, Geauga and Lake - Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Co. - 1893 - Page 626