James Minor Quarles | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 8th district | |
| In office March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 | |
| Preceded by | Felix Zollicoffer |
| Succeeded by | John W. Leftwich |
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| Born | (1823-02-03)February 3, 1823 Louisa County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | March 3, 1901(1901-03-03) (aged 78) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Party | Opposition Party |
| Spouse | Mary Walker Thomas Quarles |
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James Minor Quarles (February 8, 1823 – March 3, 1901) was an American politician and a member of theUnited States House of Representatives forTennessee's8th congressional district.
Quarles was born near Louisa Court House inLouisa County,Virginia, son of Garrett Minor and Mary Johnson Poindexter Quarles. He attended the common schools, and in 1833 moved toKentucky with his father, who settled inChristian County. He completed preparatory studies, studied law, and was admitted to thebar in 1845. He commenced practice inClarksville, Tennessee. He married Mary Walker Thomas and they had twelve children.[1]
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.Thirty-sixth Congress as a member of theOpposition Party. He was a U.S. Representative from March 4, 1859, to March 3, 1861.[2]
During theCivil War, Quarles served in theConfederate Armybrigade of his brother,Brigadier GeneralWilliam A. Quarles, until the close of the war. He then moved toNashville, 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.[3]
Quarles died in Nashville and isinterred atMount Olivet Cemetery.[4]
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