Dan Quayle Genealogy
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The 44th Vice President of the United States, James Danforth Quayle was born February 4, 1947, in Indianapolis, Indiana. A former Republican U.S. Representative and Indiana State Senator, Quayle was chosen by George H. W. Bush to be his running mate. This decision was initially met with dismay, but Bush and Quayle went on to win the 1988 election over Michael Dukakis and Lloyd Bentsen. In the 1992 election, they ran again but were defeated by Bill Clinton and Al Gore. During his vice presidency, Quayle was famous for incorrectly spelling the word potato with an "e" on the end. Another infamous moment was when he criticized TV character Murphy Brown for choosing to raise a child as a single mother. Quayle was encouraged to run again for public office but declined due to his phlebitis. He wrote a 1994 memoir, Standing Firm, which went on to become a bestseller. In 2000, he started to run for president but withdrew and supported George W. Bush instead. He works at Cerberus Capital Management as the chairman of global investments. He is married to Marilyn Quayle and they have three children: Tucker, Ben, and Corinne.

Dan Quayle's last name, "Quayle," is a Scottish name that means son of Paul (more commonly written as MacFail or MacPhail). It was first found in the Isle of Man and along the western coast of Scotland. Other spellings include "Quail," "McQuail," "McQuayl," "Quailes," and "Quaile." The first Quayle to settle in the United States was John Quayle in Virginia in 1650.