Joseph Very Quarles
Joseph Very Quarles (1843-1911) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.[1]
He was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt on February 25, 1905 to fill a seat vacated by William Henry Seaman. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 6, 1905, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on October 7, 1911.[1] Quarles are succeeded in this position by Ferdinand August Geiger.
Early life and education
- University of Michigan, A.B., 1866
- University of Michigan Law School, LL.B., 1867[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Kenosha, Wisconsin, 1868-1882
- District attorney, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, 1870-1876
- Mayor of Kenosha, Wisconsin, 1876
- Wisconsin state assemblyman, 1879
- Wisconsin state senator, 1880-1882
- Private practice, Racine, Wisconsin, 1882-1888
- Private practice, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1888-1899
- U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, 1899-1905[1]
Judicial career
Eastern District of Wisconsin
Quarles was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt on February 25, 1905 to fill a seat vacated by William Henry Seaman. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 6, 1905, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on October 7, 1911.[1] Quarles are succeeded in this position by Ferdinand August Geiger.
External links
- Biography from Rootsweb.
- Judge Quarles's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge Quarles's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: William Henry Seaman |
Eastern District of Wisconsin 1905–1911 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Ferdinand August Geiger
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| 1901 | |||
| 1902 |
Anderson • Burns • Coxe • Gould • Hale • Holmes • Platt • Ray • Townsend • Waite | ||
| 1903 |
Clabaugh • Day • Hay • Holt • Hook • McClelland • Morris • Pollock • Pritchard • Richards • Van Devanter • Daniel Wright • Francis Wright | ||
| 1904 |
Duell • Holland • Hunt • Lanning • Reed • Shepard • Stafford | ||
| 1905 |
Adams • Atkinson • Barney • Bethea • Booth • Cross • Dayton • Dodge • Finkelnburg • Kohlsaat • Landis • Lowell • McCall • McComas • Quarles • Sanborn • Seaman • Tayler • Whitson • Wolverton • Wright | ||
| 1906 |
Buffington • Chatfield • Ewing • Farrington • Hough • Knappen • Lewis • Martin • Moody • Peelle • Robb | ||
| 1907 |
Campbell • Cotteral • Dietrich • Dyer • Hundley • Munger • Noyes Saunders • Sheppard • Van Fleet • Van Orsdel • Ward | ||
| 1908 |
Chamberlain • Purdy • Sanford • Sater • Young | ||
| 1909 | |||
