He was born near
Ruther Glen, Virginia to Peter and Mary E. (née Waddy) Quarles. Peter Quarles had served as a soldier in the
War of 1812. Quarles received his early education from Pine Hill Academy and Aspen Hill Academy. He graduated from the
University of Virginia. He taught school for several years before completing his degree in law at the University of Virginia in 1874. He practiced law in
Staunton, Virginia, and served as county court judge for
Augusta County, Virginia from 1880 to 1883. He also served on the board of directors of
Mary Baldwin College. Quarles was elected as a
Democrat to the
United States House of Representatives from
Virginia in 1898 and served from March 4, 1899 to March 3, 1901. He was a delegate to the
Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1901-1902, and voted to proclaim the constitution without referendum. He died in
Staunton, Virginia. In 1876 Quarles married Cornelia Stout. She died in 1903 and in 1908 Quarles married Cornelia Taylor. He and his second wife were the parents of two daughters and a son. ==Sources==