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 County 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. (1843-12-16)December 16, 1843 Southport, Wisconsin Territory
Died	October 7, 1911(1911-10-07) (aged 67) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting place	Green Ridge Cemetery, Kenosha, Wisconsin
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Caroline Adelaide Saunders ​ ​ (m. 1868⁠–⁠1911)​
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
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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, Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served as a United States senator from Wisconsin from 1899 to 1905; he was subsequently appointed United States district judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin and served from 1905 until his death in 1911. During his career as an attorney, he was one of the founders of the firm Quarles & Brady, which still exists.

Earlier in his career, he was the 20th mayor of Kenosha, Wisconsin, represented Kenosha County in the Wisconsin Legislature, and served as an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was a nephew of John Bullen Jr. and William Bullen, who established the first settlement at Kenosha.