He was born on
Staten Island, New York, on August 11, 1878, to Arthur J. McQuade and Ellen E. Tuite. In 1919 he became part-owner of the
New York Giants when
Charles Stoneham bought the team. McQuade was abruptly fired in 1928, ostensibly to resolve strife between the business and baseball sides of the Giants franchise. In 1930, McQuade sued Stoneham, seeking reinstatement to his post and damages for an ouster he claimed was unlawful. A court awarded McQuade $43,000 in damages. While the court refused to reinstate him as club treasurer, it cleared the way for McQuade to take the Giants back to court if he wasn't reinstated voluntarily. However, the
New York Court of Appeals overturned the judgment, pointing out that McQuade could not legally serve as treasurer due to a state law forbidding municipal judges from holding
any other paying job. ==References==