Background
Quarles was born near Louisa Court House in Louisa County, Virginia, son of Garrett Minor and Mary Johnson Poindexter Quarles.
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James Quarles
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Education
He attended the common schools, and in 1833 moved to Kentucky with his father, who settled in Christian County. He completed preparatory studies, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1845.
Career
He commenced practice in Clarksville, Tennessee. He was a United States. Representative from March 4, 1859, to March 3, 1861. He then moved to Nashville, Tennessee, 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.
Quarles died in Nashville and is interred at Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Membership
In 1853, Quarles was elected to the tenth judicial circuit, and he served until 1859 when he resigned, having been elected to the United States. Thirty-sixth Congress as a member of the Opposition Party.
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