Quartermaine family

Quartermaine family

General Hospital and The City family
The Quartermaine family with their traditional pizza Thanksgiving dinner
Type	Fictional family
Created by	Douglas Marland
Origin	General Hospital
Original run	September 13, 1977—
Address	Quartermaine Mansion 66 Harbor View Road Port Charles, New York

The Quartermaine family is a fictional family from the ABC soap opera, General Hospital. Created and introduced by Douglas Marland, the wealthy and eccentric family has been a continuous staple^[1] on General Hospital since their introduction in the 1970s.^[2] The Quartermaines were first introduced in 1977, when Stuart Damon originated the role of Alan Quartermaine.^[2] His parents and sister were next to be brought on canvas. Anna Lee originated matriarch Lila Quartermaine, with David Lewis being the first to play her husband Edward. Jane Elliot was cast as sharp-talking Tracy.^[2] The family owned business, ELQ Industries, named for the family's patriarch, Edward Louis Quartermaine, has been the center of several conflicts within the family.

The family is currently represented onscreen by Tracy, Monica, Jason, Sam, Dillon, Michael, Jake and Danny.

Background

The Quartermaines are notorious for their socialite status as well as their dysfunctional tendencies.^[3] Prone to comedic fights, they annually attempt to have a traditional Thanksgiving dinner only for it to be ruined and have to order pizza.^[4] At Christmas time, the family has been known for their annual Christmas reading at the Hospital's Pediatric Ward Christmas party, ever since the passing of former Chief of Staff Steve Hardy, until the party remained to be aired. In a 1992 interview, Stuart Damon described the family:

“

Here's a grouping of characters that, over the years, no matter what else has gone on, works. They're well-drawn, and the family is steeped in history. In soap operas, relationships are the things that work.[2]

”

Once an integral part of major storyline arcs,^[5] the Quartermaines have seen a diminishing amount of screen time^[6] since 2006, and many characters of the family have died on-screen.^[5][7][8] Soap opera gossip website Daytime Confidential named the family to their list of Top 10 Travesties of 2007, stating: "No. 3: The Systematic Extermination of the Quartermaine family."^[9] The website speculated head writer at the time Robert Guza, Jr. was to blame, as they stated as No. 10 on their list of Top 10 Rivalries of 2007: "Guza vs. the Quartermaines and Their Fans: No battle on our list, save Viki vs. Dorian, has been fought for as long or as hard as Guza vs. the Quartermaine family and the fans who support them. The actors who portray(ed) Lila (until she died), Edward, and Alan were all fired at least once before fan outrage and campaigns brought them back in some form. The actors who portray(ed) Ned, Lois, Brook Lynn, AJ, Emily and Justus saw their characters written off or killed."^[10]

Family members

Characters currently on the show are noted in bold; family members through marriage are in italics. Only current spouses or those married at the time of their death appear here.

Ancestors

Percival Quartermaine - Brother of Constance Quartermaine. Sailed from England to America on the ship the Courage to start a shipping company in the 1700s. When the Courage was attacked and sunk by pirates in 1704 Percival managed to make it to shore.

First generation

• Edgar Quartermaine
  • Martha Quartermaine

Second generation

• George Quartermaine - Son of Edgar and Martha.
  • Ida Zemlock
• Harold Morgan - Father of Lila and Hal.

Third generation

• Edward Quartermaine - Son of George and Ida.
  • Lila Morgan - Daughter of Harold, sister of Hal, Edward's wife.
• Herbert Quartermaine - Edward's first cousin, father of Quentin.
• Unnamed Male - Edward's brother, son of George and Ida.
• Hal Morgan - Brother of Lila, son of Harold.

Fourth generation

Sean Kanan, as A.J.; Leslie Charleson, as Monica; Stuart Damon, as Alan; Steve Burton, as Jason.

• Bradley Ward - Son of Edward and Mary Mae Ward, raised by Dan Ward.
  • Isobel Ward - Bradley's widow.
• Alan Quartermaine, Sr. - Son of Edward and Lila.
  • Monica Bard - Alan's widow.
• Tracy Quartermaine - Daughter of Edward and Lila.
  • Gino Soleito, Sr.
  • Anthony Zacchara
• Jimmy Lee Holt - Son of Edward and Beatrice LeSeur.
  • Charity Gatlin
• Quentin Quartermaine - Son of Herbert.
  • Betsy Quartermaine - Quentin's ex-wife.
• Alexandria Quartermaine - Edward's niece.

Fifth generation

• Antoinette "Skye" Chandler Quartermaine - Adoptive daughter of Alan, biological daughter of Rae Cummings.
• Alan "A.J." Quartermaine, Jr. - Son of Alan and Monica.
• Jason Morgan - Son of Alan and Susan Moore, adopted by Monica.
  • Sam McCall - Jason's wife
• Emily Quartermaine - Daughter of Alan and Monica through adoption; biological daughter of Hank and Paige Bowen; identical twin of Rebecca Shaw; engaged to Nikolas Cassadine at the time of her death.
• Edward "Ned" Ashton - Son of Tracy and Larry Ashton.
• Dillon Quartermaine - Son of Tracy and Paul Hornsby.
• Celia Quartermaine - Quentin's daughter with his first wife; ex-wife of Grant Andrews/Putnam and Jimmy Lee Holt.
• Justus Ward - Son of Bradley and Isobel.
• Faith Ward - Daughter of Bradley and Isobel.

Sixth generation

• Maya Ward - Daughter of Faith.
• Brook Lynn Ashton - Daughter of Ned and Lois Cerullo.
• Michael Alan Quartermaine - Son of A.J. and Carly Benson, adopted by Sonny Corinthos.
• Lila Rae Alcazar - Daughter of Skye and Lorenzo Alcazar.
• Jacob "Jake" Spencer - Son of Jason and Elizabeth Webber, raised by Lucky Spencer.
• Daniel "Danny" Morgan - Son of Jason and Sam.

ELQ

ELQ (Edward Louis Quartermaine Industries/Enterprises/International) is a multinational conglomerate headquartered in Port Charles. Owned by the wealthy Quartermaine Family, it is the one of the largest businesses in the region. Since 1978, Edward Quartermaine has been the sole owner. It is a rival company with nearby Chandler Enterprises and Buchanan Enterprises.

Subsidiaries

• Chloe Morgan Designs — Design company owned by Chloe Morgan, and later by Lila Quartermaine
• CoeCoe Cosmetics — Cosmetics company owned and founded by Lucy Coe
• Donely Shipping — Shipping company once owned by Sean Donely
• Jacks Cosmetics — Cosmetics company founded by Jasper Jacks
• L&B Records — Record label founded by Lois Cerullo and Brenda Barrett, seized by Edward Quartermaine in 1996
• Lila's Kids Summer Camp — Youth camp established in honor of benefactor Lila Quartermaine
• Pickle-Eddy — Business founded by Tracy Quartermaine which manufactured relish (formerly part of TAQ)
• Pickle-Lila — Business founded by Lila Quartermaine which manufactured relish
• Port Charles Hotel — Elegant hotel that was purchased by the Quartermaines in 1993 until it was burned down, The Metro Court was built on the site
• The A.J. Quartermaine Memorial Clinic- A clinic offering free health care to the waterfront community. To be managed by Lucas Jones.
• The Brownstones Waterfront Living Complex- A waterfront revitalization project managed by Morgan Corinthos.

Shareholders

As per Edward Quartermaine and his will, these people own/owned a certain percentage of the common stock in ELQ.

12% Shareholders

• Ned Ashton
• Jason Morgan
• A. J. Quartermaine
• Dillon Quartermaine
• Skye Quartermaine

6% Shareholders

• Lila Rae Alcazar
• Brook Lynn Ashton
• Michael Quartermaine
• Daniel Morgan
• Maya Ward

5% Shareholders

• Alice Gunderson
• Monica Quartermaine

2015 Current CEO

• Michael Quartermaine ( Current CEO (April 2016-), Shareholder)

Former CEO

• Edward Quartermaine (1978-1989)
• Alan Quartermaine (1989-1990)
• Ned Ashton (1990-1991)
• Paul Hornsby (1991)
• Ned Ashton (1991-1996)
• Edward Quartermaine (1996)
• Ned Ashton (1996-1999)
• A.J. Quartermaine (1999-2000)
• Edward Quartermaine (2000-2001)
• Skye Chandler-Quartermaine (2001-2002)
• Co-CEO Edward Quartermaine (2002)
• Co-CEO Skye Chandler-Quartermaine (2002)
• Edward Quartermaine (2002)
• Ned Ashton (2002-2003)
• A.J. Quartermaine (2003)
• Ned Ashton (2003-2004)
• Edward Quartermaine (2004)
• Tracy Quartermaine (2004-2005)
• Lorenzo Alcazar (2005)
• Tracy Quartermaine (2005-2013)
• Co-CEO Tracy Quartermaine (2013)
• Co-CEO Lucy Coe (2013)
• A.J. Quartermaine (2013)
• Tracy Quartermaine (2013-2014)
• Michael Quartermaine (2014-June 2015)
• Nicholas Cassadine (June 2015-April 2016)

Former employees

• Lorenzo Alcazar - Former Stockholder (30%); sold to Carly; former CEO
• Lee Baldwin - Former Chief Legal Counsel
• Scott Baldwin - Former stockholder, former Chief Legal Counsel
• Asher Caldwell (Former employee)
• Alexis Davis - Former Chief Legal Counsel
• Abby Haver - Former Executive Assistant
• Paul Hornsby - Former CEO
• Duke Lavery (Former employee)
• Sam Morgan - Former personal assistant to Edward Quartermaine
• Alan Quartermaine - Former Stockholder; former CEO
• Alexandria Quartermaine - Former employee
• A.J. Quartermaine - Former CEO; former employee; voting stockholder (12%)
• Dillon Quartermaine - Former Employee; voting stockholder (12%)
• Edward Quartermaine (Founder and Owner, Majority Shareholder and Chairman of the Board) (1978-2012)
• Laura Spencer - Former secretary
• Luke Spencer - Former employee
• Cheryl Stansbury - Former employee
• Justus Ward - Former Board member; former Chief Legal Counsel

2015 Current shareholders/Board members

• Jason Morgan - Voting stockholder (11.5%)
• Ned Ashton - Voting stockholder (11.5%)
• Skye Chandler-Quartermaine - Voting stockholder (11.5%)
• Dillon Quartermaine - Voting stockholder (11.5%)
• Michael Quartermaine - Voting stockholder (18%)
• Maya Ward - Voting stockholder (6.5%)
• Monica Quartermaine - Voting stockholder (5%)
• Brook Lynn Ashton - Voting stockholder (6.5%)

Quartermaine shareholders/Board members

• Lila Rae Alcazar - Voting stockholder (6.5%) [in control of Skye Chandler-Quartermaine]. Given to Helena Cassadine in 2015. Reacquired in 2016.
• Brook Lynn Ashton - Voting stockholder (6.5%). Given to Nicholas Cassadine in 2015. Reacquired in 2016.
• Ned Ashton - Former CEO; voting stockholder (11.5%). Given to Franco in 2015, and sold by Nina Clay to Nicholas Cassadine. Reacquired in 2016.
• Skye Chandler-Quartermaine - Former CEO, former board member, voting stockholder (12%), controls Lila Rae Alcazar's voting stock (6%). Given to Helena Cassadine in 2015. Reacquired in 2016.
• Lucy Coe - Former Co-CEO, Voting stockholder (2%)
• Alice Gunderson - Former honorary Vice President, former security adviser, voting stockholder (5%). Given to Helena Cassadine in 2015. Reacquired in 2016.
• Danny Morgan - Voting stockholder (6%) [in control of Sam Morgan who gave A.J. and Tracy Quartermaine each half via proxy]. Given to Michael Quartermaine in 2014. Reacquired in 2016. [in control of Jason Morgan]
• Jason Morgan - Voting stockholder (12%), non-voting stockholder [formerly in control of Sam Morgan who gave A.J. and Tracy Quartermaine each half via proxy]. Given to Michael Quartermaine in 2014. Bought 50.5% from Nicholas Cassadine in April 2016, controls Daniel Morgan's voting stock (6.5%).
• Dillon Quartermaine - Former employee; voting stockholder (11.5%)
• Michael Quartermaine - CEO; former junior executive; Voting stockholder (6%)
• Monica Quartermaine - Voting stockholder (5%).
• Tracy Quartermaine - Former CEO; board member; non-voting stockholder
• Maya Ward - Voting stockholder (6%)

Former shareholders/Board members

• Lorenzo Alcazar - Former Stockholder (30%); sold to Carly; former CEO
• Scott Baldwin - Former stockholder, former Chief Legal Counsel
• Julia Barrett - Former stockholder
• Amanda Barrington - Former board member
• Katherine Bell - Former Stockholder
• Sonny Corinthos - Former board member, former stockholder
• Bill Eckert - Former stockholder
• Carly Jacks - Former stockholder (30%)
• Jasper "Jax" Jacks - Former stockholder
• Alan Quartermaine - Former Stockholder; former CEO
• A.J. Quartermaine - Former CEO; former employee; voting stockholder (12%)
• Edward Quartermaine (Founder and Owner, Majority Shareholder and Chairman of the Board) (1978-2012)
• Lila Quartermaine - Former Stockholder
• Michael Quartermaine (Former employee, Shareholder)
• Justus Ward - Former Board member; former Chief Legal Counsel

These people formerly owned a certain percentage of the preferred stock in ELQ.

• Lucy Coe (1%)
• Carly Corinthos Jacks
• Sonny Corinthos

Family tree

Legend

Lines	Boxes
Dashed = Romance/Marriage Solid = Child	Character is currently on the Show Character not on the Show Character is deceased or presumed dead

Edgar Quartermaine

Martha Quartermaine

Unknown Quartermaine

Unknown woman

George Quartermaine

Ida Zemlock

Unknown woman

Herbert Quartermaine

Unknown Quartermaine

Unknown person

Lila Morgan

Edward Quartermaine

Mary Mae Ward

Beatrice LeSeur

Quentin Quartermaine

Betsy Quartermaine

Alexandria Quartermaine

Larry Ashton

Tracy Quartermaine

Paul Hornsby

Isobel Ward

Bradley Ward

Jimmy Lee Holt

Susan Moore

Alan Quartermaine

Monica Bard

Rae Cummings

Celia Quartermaine

Lois Cerullo

Ned Ashton

Dillon Quartermaine

Faith Ward

Unknown Richardson

Justus Ward

Sam McCall

Jason Morgan

Elizabeth Webber

A. J. Quartermaine

Carly Benson

Skye Quartermaine (adopted)

Lorenzo Alcazar

Emily Quartermaine (adopted)

Brook Lynn Ashton

Maya Ward

Daniel Morgan

Jake Spencer

Michael Quartermaine

Lila Rae Alcazar

Descendants

• Edgar Quartermaine (deceased); married Martha Quartermaine (deceased)
  • Unnamed son of Edgar and Martha (deceased); married Unnamed woman (deceased)
    • Herbert Quartermaine (died 1987); Edward's first cousin
      • Quentin Quartermaine; Herbert's son; married Besty Quartermaine
        • Celia Quartermaine; Quentin's daughter with his first wife; married Grant Andrews (1983–85, divorced), Jimmy Lee Holt (1985–86)
  • George Quartermaine (deceased); son of Edgar and Martha; married Ida Zemlock (deceased)
    • Edward Quartermaine (born 1918; died 2012); George and Ida's son; married Lila Morgan (194?–83, invalid, 1983–2004, widowed), Heather Webber (2004, annulled)
      • Bradley Ward (born 1945; died 1974); Edward's son with Mary Mae Ward; married Isobel Ward
        • Justus Ward (born 1967; died 2006); son of Bradley and Isobel
        • Faith Ward (born 1969); daughter of Bradley and Isobel
          • Maya Ward; Faith's daughter
      • Alan Quartermaine (born 1948; died 2007); Edward and Lila's son; married Monica Quartermaine (1978–90, divorced, 1991–2007, dissolved), Lucy Coe (1990–91, divorced)
        • Skye Chandler; Alan's adopted daughter; married Tom Cudahy (1987–88, divorced), Jonathan Kinder (1992–96, divorced), Ben Davidson (1998–99, divorced), Jasper Jacks (2002, divorced)
          • Lila Rae Alcazar (born 2006); Skye's daughter with Lorenzo Alcazar
        • Alan "A.J." Quartermaine, Jr. (born 1979; died 2014); Alan and Monica's son; married Carly Benson (1999–2000, divorced), Courtney Matthews (2002–05, divorced)^[11]
          • Michael Alan Quartermaine (born 1997); A.J. and Carly's son
        • Jason Morgan (born 1981); Alan's son with Susan Moore; married Brenda Barrett (2002–03, annulled), Courtney Matthews (2003–04, invalid), Sam McCall (2011–present)
          • Jake Spencer (born 2007); Jason's son with Elizabeth Webber
          • Danny Morgan (born 2012); Jason and Sam's son
        • Emily Quartermaine (born 1984; died 2007); Alan and Monica's adopted daughter; married Zander Smith (2003, divorced), Nikolas Cassadine (2004–05, divorced)
      • Tracy Quartermaine (born 1949); married Larry Ashton (divorced), Mitch Williams (1979–8?), Paul Hornsby (1991–94), Gino Soleito (1997), Luke Spencer (2005–10, 2010–11, 2014–), Anthony Zacchara (2012)
        • Ned Ashton (born 1967-1969); married Dawn Winthrop (1990, annulled), Jenny Eckert (1992–93, divorced), Lois Cerullo (1994, 1995–97, divorced), Chloe Morgan (1999–2000, divorced)
          • Brook Lynn Ashton (born 1996); Lois and Ned's daughter
        • Dillon Quartermaine (born 1992); Paul and Tracy's son; married Georgie Jones (2006, divorced)
      • Jimmy Lee Holt (born Eric Quartermaine); married Celia Quartermaine (1985–86, divorced), Charity Gatlin (1986–present)
    • Unnamed son of George and Ida (deceased); married Unnamed woman (deceased)
      • Alexandria Quartermaine (died 1981)

Ward

• According to Mary Mae, she has seven grandchildren; two of them are from Bradley.
• Keesha may have more than one brother, however, only Roy has appeared.
• The remaining grandchildren are Idios's children with her husband who have never been mentioned.

Claudius Courtnee

Mae Courtnee

Unknown woman

Henry Courtnee

Mr. Courtnee

Miriam Courtnee

Unnamed brothers

Dan Ward

Mary Mae Courtnee

Edward Quartermaine

Buddy Powers

Idios Ward

Isobel Ward

Bradley Ward

David Ward

Margaret Ward

Justus Ward

Unknown man

Faith Ward

Roy Ward

Keesha Ward

Maya Ward

References

1. "Which Spencer Are You?". SOAPnet. sn.soapnet.go.com. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
2. Passalacqua, Connie (October 11, 1992). "Stuart Damon, real Prince Charming". Herald-Journal. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
3. "Dear Soaps, I've watched Edward...". TV Guide. tvguide.com. 2004-02-18. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
4. "Obituary: Cook Falls Victim to Virus". ABC. abc.com. September 11, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
5. "3 Years, 3 Quartermaines Remain". Daytime Confidential. zap2it.com. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
6. Giddens, Jamey (2010-09-03). "General Hospital's Steve Burton: 'I'm a Quartermaine at Heart'". Daytime Confidential. zap2it.com. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
7. Kerr, Luke (2009-06-26). "GH: Quartermaine Come Home (Images)". Daytme Confidential. zap2it.com. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
8. "The Story: A Quartermaine Curse". General Hospital Blog. ABC.com. 2012-10-26. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
9. "Top 10 Travesties of 2007". Zap2it. daytimeconfidential.com. December 12, 2007. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
10. "Top 10 Rivalries of 2007". Zap2it. daytimeconfidential.com. December 21, 2007. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
11. Jill Farren Phelps (Executive producer); Robert Guza, Jr. and Charles Pratt, Jr. (Head writers) (April 22, 2005). General Hospital. Season 42. GH Transcript Friday 4/22/05. American Broadcasting Company. Jax: Well, it's all done. Your ties to A.J. are officially severed.

External Reading

• Daytime Confidential's Complete Quartermaine History