Mark Hildesley Quayle, QC (August 1804 – 19 March 1879) was a Manx lawyer, antiquarian and philanthropist who became the Clerk of the Rolls of the Isle of Man and a Member of the House of Keys.
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Quayle was the only son of his father, who had died a month before his birth and who was of the same name, and had been Clerk of the Rolls from 1797 to 1804. His great-grandfather and grandfather, both named John Quayle, had also held the office from 1736 to 1755 and from 1755 to 1797 respectively, thereby making Quayle the fourth son in a direct line to have held the position.
Mark Quayle was admitted to the Manx Bar on 5 July 1825 and succeeded John McHutchin as Clerk of the Rolls on 13 April 1847, an office he held for almost 32 years.
On two occasions during vacancies in the Governorship, Quayle was appointed Deputy Governor of the Isle of Man.