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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—TennesseeJames Minor QUARLES
(1823-1901)
QUARLES, James Minor, a
Representative from Tennessee; born near Louisa Court House, Louisa
County, Va., February 8, 1823; attended the common schools; in 1833
moved to Kentucky with his father who settled in Christian County;
completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar
in 1845 and commenced practice in Clarksville, Tenn.; elected
attorney general for the tenth judicial circuit in 1853 and served
until 1859, when he resigned, having been elected to Congress;
elected as an Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-sixth
Congress (March 4, 1859-March 3, 1861); resumed the practice of
law; during the Civil War served in the Confederate Army in the
brigade of his brother, Brig. Gen. W.A. Quarles, until the close of
the war; moved to Nashville, Tenn., in 1872 and continued the
practice of law; elected judge of the criminal court in 1878 and
served until 1882, when he resigned; resumed the practice of law;
died in Nashville, Tenn., March 3, 1901; interment in Mount Olivet
Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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