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 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.