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Joseph V. Quarles

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The Honorable
Joseph V. Quarles
United States district judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
In office
March 6, 1905 – October 7, 1911
Appointed byTheodore Roosevelt
Preceded byWilliam Henry Seaman
Succeeded byFerdinand August Geiger
United States Senator
from Wisconsin
In office
March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1905
Preceded byJohn L. Mitchell
Succeeded byRobert M. La Follette
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 8th district
In office
January 5, 1880 – January 2, 1882
Preceded byBenoni Reynolds
Succeeded byCharles Palmetier
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Kenosha district
In office
January 6, 1879 – January 5, 1880
Preceded byWalter L. Dexter
Succeeded byCornelius Williams
20th Mayor of Kenosha, Wisconsin
In office
April 1876 – April 1877
Preceded byOtis G. King
Succeeded byAsahel Farr
Personal details
Born
Joseph Very Quarles, Jr.

(1843-12-16)December 16, 1843
Southport, Wisconsin Territory
DiedOctober 7, 1911(1911-10-07) (aged 67)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeCity Cemetery, Kenosha, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
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)
Relatives
EducationUniversity of Michigan (A.B., LL.B.)
Professionlawyer, judge
Signature
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Volunteers
Union Army
Years of service1864–1865
Rank1st Lieutenant, USV
Unit39th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Joseph Very Quarles, Jr., (December 16, 1843 – October 7, 1911) was an American lawyer, politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served as a United States senator from Wisconsin and a United States district judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. Earlier in his career, he was the 20th mayor of Kenosha, Wisconsin, and served as an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Early life

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Born on December 16, 1843, in Kenosha (then Southport), Wisconsin Territory (State of Wisconsin from May 29, 1848).[1] Quarles was the son of Joseph V. Quarles, Sr. and Caroline (née Bullen).daughter of John Bullen IV—commonly known as John Bullen, Sr. John Bullen IV had been a captain in the New York militia during the War of 1812 and subsequently served as a brigadier general in the Wisconsin Territory militia. Caroline's older brothers, John and William, established the first settlement at what is now Kenosha, Wisconsin.[2]: 14–15 

Quarles had one brother, Charles, who would become his law partner.[3]

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.[1]

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.[4]

Career

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He was admitted to the bar and entered private practice in Kenosha from 1868 to 1882.[1] He was the district attorney for Kenosha County, Wisconsin from 1870 to 1876.[1] He was the Mayor of Kenosha in 1876.[1] He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1879.[1] He was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate from 1880 to 1882.[1] He resumed private practice in Racine, Wisconsin from 1882 to 1888, and in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 1888 to 1899.[1]

Congressional service

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Quarles was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1899, to March 3, 1905.[4] He was not a candidate for reelection in 1905.[4] 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.[4]

Federal judicial service

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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.[1]

U.S. Senate

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He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 6, 1905, and received his commission the same day.[1] His service terminated on October 7, 1911,[1] due to his death.[4]

Personal life

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Quarles died in Milwaukee.[4] He was interred in the City Cemetery in Kenosha.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Joseph Very Quarles at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  2. ^ Philipps Train, May (1941). Samuel Bullen and Some of His Descendants. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  3. ^ Bruce, William George; Currey, J. Seymour (Josiah Seymour) (April 3, 2019). "History of Milwaukee, city and county". Chicago : S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. – via Internet Archive.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Joseph Very Quarles". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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Wisconsin State Assembly
Preceded by Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Kenosha district
January 6, 1879 – January 5, 1880 		Succeeded by
Wisconsin Senate
Preceded by Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 8th district
January 5, 1880 – January 2, 1882 		Succeeded by
U.S. Senate
Preceded by U.S. senator (Class 1) from Wisconsin
1899 – 1905
Served alongside: John Coit Spooner 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by
Otis G. King
 Mayor of Kenosha, Wisconsin
1876 – 1877 		Succeeded by
Legal offices
Preceded by United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
1905 – 1911 		Succeeded by
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