Joseph V. Quarles

The Honorable Joseph V. Quarles
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
In office March 6, 1905 – October 7, 1911
Appointed by	Theodore Roosevelt
Preceded by	William Henry Seaman
Succeeded by	Ferdinand August Geiger
United States Senator from Wisconsin
In office March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1905
Preceded by	John L. Mitchell
Succeeded by	Robert M. La Follette
20th Mayor of Kenosha, Wisconsin
In office April 1876 – April 1877
Preceded by	Otis G. King
Succeeded by	Asahel Farr
Personal details
Born	Joseph Very Quarles, Jr. (1843-12-16)December 16, 1843 Southport, Wisconsin Territory
Died	October 7, 1911(1911-10-07) (aged 67) Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Resting place	City Cemetery Kenosha, Wisconsin
Political party	Republican
Spouses	Caroline Adelaide Saunders (died 1918)
Children	William Charles Quarles (b. 1870; died 1939) Joseph Very Quarles (b. 1874; died 1946) Edward Louis Quarles (b. 1876; died 1941)
Parents	Joseph V. Quarles (father) Caroline (Bullen) Quarles (mother)
Education	University of Michigan (A.B.) University of Michigan Law School (LL.B.)
Profession	lawyer, judge
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army Union Army
Years of service	1864–1865
Rank	1st Lieutenant
Unit	39th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry
Battles/wars	American Civil War

Joseph Very Quarles Jr. (December 16, 1843 – October 7, 1911) was a United States Senator from Wisconsin and a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. Earlier, he was the 20th Mayor of Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Education and career

Born on December 16, 1843, in Kenosha (then Southport), Wisconsin Territory (State of Wisconsin from May 29, 1848), Quarles attended the common schools, then received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1866 from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Laws in 1867 from the University of Michigan Law School. During the American Civil War, Quarles served in the Union Army in the Thirty-ninth Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers, and was mustered out as first lieutenant. He was admitted to the bar and entered private practice in Kenosha from 1868 to 1882. He was the district attorney for Kenosha County, Wisconsin from 1870 to 1876. He was the Mayor of Kenosha in 1876. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1879. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate from 1880 to 1882. He resumed private practice in Racine, Wisconsin from 1882 to 1888, and in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 1888 to 1899.

Congressional service

Quarles was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1899, to March 3, 1905. He was not a candidate for reelection in 1905. He was Chairman of the Committee on Transportation Routes to the Seaboard for the 56th United States Congress and Chairman of the Committee on the Census for the 57th and 58th United States Congresses.

Federal judicial service

Quarles was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt on March 6, 1905, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin vacated by Judge William Henry Seaman. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 6, 1905, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on October 7, 1911, due to his death in Milwaukee. He was interred in the City Cemetery in Kenosha.

Family

Quarles had one brother, Charles, who would become his law partner.

Sources

• "Joseph Very Quarles". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Joseph Very Quarles at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

External links

• "Joseph V. Quarles". Find a Grave. Retrieved 2008-10-18.