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James Minor Quarles (February 8, 1823 – March 3, 1901) was an American politician and a member of the
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for
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's 8th congressional district.


Biography

Quarles was born near Louisa Court House in Louisa County,
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, son of Garrett Minor and Mary Johnson Poindexter Quarles. He attended the common schools, and in 1833 moved to
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with his father, who settled in
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. He completed preparatory studies, studied law, and was admitted to the
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in 1845. He commenced practice in
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. He married Mary Walker Thomas and they had twelve children.


Career

In 1853, Quarles was elected to the tenth judicial circuit, and he served until 1859 when he resigned, having been elected to the U.S.
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as a member of the
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. He was a U.S. Representative from March 4, 1859, to March 3, 1861. During the
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, Quarles served in the
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of his brother, Brigadier General William A. Quarles, until the close of the war. He then moved to
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, in 1872 and continued the practice of law. He was elected a judge of the criminal court in 1878, and he served until 1882 when he resigned and again resumed his law practice.


Death

Quarles died in Nashville and is
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at Mount Olivet Cemetery.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Quarles, James Minor 1823 births 1901 deaths People from Louisa County, Virginia Tennessee Oppositionists Opposition Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee Confederate States Army officers People of Tennessee in the American Civil War Members of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives