Julian M. Quarles

Julian Quarles

Julian Minor Quarles (born September 25, 1848 in Ruther Glen , Caroline County , Virginia , †  November 18, 1929 in Staunton , Virginia) was an American politician . Between 1899 and 1901 he represented the state of Virginia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Julian Quarles attended public schools in his home country and then taught himself for three years. He then studied at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville . After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began to work in this profession in Staunton in 1874. Between 1880 and 1883 he served as a district judge in Augusta County . Then he practiced for two years as a lawyer in Minneapolis ( Minnesota ), before returning to Staunton. Politically, he joined the Democratic Party .

In the 1898 congressional election , Quarles was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the tenth constituency of Virginia , where he succeeded Jacob Yost on March 4, 1899 . Since he refused to run again in 1900, he was only able to complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1901 . After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives Quarles was again active as a lawyer in Staunton until 1924. In 1901, he attended a meeting to revise the Virginia Constitution as a delegate. He died in Staunton on November 18, 1929.

Web links

• Julian M. Quarles in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Julian M. Quarles in the database of Find a Grave (English)