Joseph V. Quarles

The Honorable
Joseph V. Quarles
The Honorable Joseph V. Quarles
United States district judge 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
Member of the Wisconsin Senate; from the 8th district
	In office; January 5, 1880 – January 2, 1882
Preceded by	Benoni Reynolds
Succeeded by	Charles Palmetier
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly; from the Kenosha district
	In office; January 6, 1879 – January 5, 1880
Preceded by	Walter L. Dexter
Succeeded by	Cornelius Williams
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.; December 16, 1843; Southport, Wisconsin Territory
Died	October 7, 1911 (aged 67); Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
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);
Relatives	John Bullen Jr. (uncle); William Bullen (uncle);
Education	University of Michigan (A.B., LL.B.)
Profession	lawyer, judge
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Volunteers; Union Army
Years of service	1864–1865
Rank	1st Lieutenant, USV
Unit	39th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry
Battles/wars	American 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

References

^ ^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.
^ Philipps Train, May (1941). Samuel Bullen and Some of His Descendants. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Joseph Very Quarles". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

External links

"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.
"Joseph V. Quarles". Find a Grave. Retrieved October 18, 2008.

Wisconsin State Assembly
Preceded by Walter L. Dexter	Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Kenosha district January 6, 1879 – January 5, 1880	Succeeded by Cornelius Williams
Wisconsin Senate
Preceded by Benoni Reynolds	Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 8th district January 5, 1880 – January 2, 1882	Succeeded by Charles Palmetier
U.S. Senate
Preceded by John L. Mitchell	U.S. senator (Class 1) from Wisconsin 1899 – 1905 Served alongside: John Coit Spooner	Succeeded by Robert M. La Follette
Political offices
Preceded by Otis G. King	Mayor of Kenosha, Wisconsin 1876 – 1877	Succeeded by Asahel Farr
Legal offices
Preceded by William Henry Seaman	United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin 1905 – 1911	Succeeded by Ferdinand August Geiger