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a cannon shot. He covered the retreat of the army at Harrison's landing, and in lsG;i. while in command of the UnadiUa, captured the Princess Royal laden with materials for constructing a new Confederate ironclad at Richmond. He was given command of the Putapsco, and while drag- ing for explosives in Charleston Harbor, his ship was destroyed by a torpedo.. He was traiisfei red to the steamer Mingo, stationed off Georgetown, S.C, and prevented the erection o( a Confederate fort at that place. He was promoted commander in 1866, captain in 1871, commodore in 1880, and was retired with the rank of rear-admiral in 1885. He died in Wasliington. D.C., Feb. 4, 1890.

QUARLES, Joseph Very, senator, was born in Kenosha. Wis., Dec. 16, 1843; son of Joseph Ver}- and Caroline (BuUen) Quarles; and grandson of Samuel and Lydia (Very) Quarles and of Joiin and Lucinda (Drake) Bullen. He attended the University of Michigan, leaving in 1864 to enter the U.S. army as a private in the 39th Wisconsin volunteers. He was mustered out of service with the rank of 1st lieutenant; was graduated from the University of Michigan in 1866 and was admitted to the bar in 1868. He was married, Sept. 25, 1868, to Carrie A. Saunders, daughter of William S. and Sarah (Davis) Saunders of Cliicago, 111. He was district attorney of Ke- nosha county, 1870-76; was mayor of Kenosha, 1876-79; a representative in the state assembly 1879, and state senator, 1880-82. He removed to Racine in 1882 and in 1888 to Milwaukee, where he establislied the law firm of Quarles, Spence and Quarles. He was elected U.S. senator in 1899, to succeed Senator John L. Mitchell, Demo- crat, for the term expiring March 3, 1905.

QUARLES, Ralph Petty, jurist, vi'as born in Benton, Ky., June 10. 1855; son of James M. and Nancy Jane (Petty) Quarles, and grandson of Samuel and Parthena (Hynds) Quarles and of Ralpli and Lucy (Embry) Petty. He was graduated from the Paducah, Ky., high school in 1876; was admitted to the bar in 1877, and practised in Kentucky, 1877-88. He removed to Blackfoot, Idaho, in 1888, and thence in 1889 to Salmon City, Idaho, where he continued to prac- tise law. He was elected a justice of the state supreme court in 1896, and became chief justice, Jan. 7, 1001.

QUARTER, William, R. C. bishop, was born at Kellurine, Ireland, Jan. 24, 1806; son of Michael and Anne (Bennet) Quarter. He at- tended private academies at TuUamore, Ireland, and came to America, April 10, 1822. He entered the seminary of Mount St. Mary's college, Em- mitsburg, Md., Sept. 8, 1822, and was professor of Latin, Greek and mathematics there, 182:5-29. He was ordained priest, Sejtt. 10, 1829. and in 1833 was appointed pastor of St. Mary's churcli.

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New York city. He was made bishop of the new diocese of Chicago, estabished Nov. 28, 1843, and was consecrated, March 10, 1844, by Bishop Hughes, assisted by Bishops Feuwick of Boston, and Whelan of Richmond. He assumed charge of the new diocese. May 5, 1844, and dur- ing his admin- istration the Cathedral of the Holy Name was completed, and consecrated, Oct, 5, 1845, and a diocesan seminary was opened, July 4, 1846. He es- tablished nu- merous schools and built St. Francis Xavier's Convent of Our Lady of Mercj' and Academy for the Sisters of Mercy. He died at Chicago, 111., April 10, 1848.

QUARTLEV, Arthur, artist, was born in Paris, France, May 24, 1839; son of Frederick William Quartley, a wood engraver. He removed to London with his parents in 1841; attended school at Westminster, and came to the United States in 1852 with his father, who engaged as wood engraver and landscape painter up to the time of his death in New York city, April 5, 1874. Arthur Quartley was a sign painter in New York city, 1852-62; removed to Baltimore in 1862, where he studied painting in his leisure hours, and in 1873 opened a studio in Baltimore. He returned to New York in 1875. and soon attracted notice as^ta marine painter. He was elected an associate of the National Academy of Design in 1879, and an academician in 1886. His principal paintings include: Morning Effect, Aortli River (1877); From a North River Pier Head (1878); Trinity from the River (1880): Queen's Birthday (1883); Dignity and Impudence (1884). He died in New York city, May 19, 1886.

QUAY, Matthew Stanley, senator, was born in Dillsburg, Pa., Sept. 30. 1833; son of the Rev. Anderson Beaton and Catherine (McCain) Quay; grandson of Josepli, a soldier in the war of 1812. and Asenath ('Anderson) Quay; great-grand.son of Capt. Patrick Anderson, a soldier in the French and Indian and Revolutionary wars, and greats-grandson of James Anderson, a native of the Isle of Skye, who lived in a village of the Dt^laware Indians in Chester county. Pa., in 1712. His fir.st paternal ancestor in America emigrated from the Isle of Man to Canada about 1650, and