Quarles
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Quarles is a surname, and may refer to:
Quarles was a pseudonym used by Edgar Allan Poe
for 'The Raven'.
Quarles is a place, and may refer to:
- Benjamin Arthur QuarlesBenjamin Arthur QuarlesBenjamin Arthur Quarles was an African American historian, administrator, scholar, educator, and writer. Quarles' major books included The Negro in the American Revolution , Black Abolitionists , The Negro in the Civil War , and Lincoln and the Negro...
(1904-1996) historian, administrator, scholar, educator - Donald A. QuarlesDonald A. QuarlesDonald Aubrey Quarles was a communications engineer, senior level executive with Bell Telephone Laboratories and Western Electric, and a top official in the United States Department of Defense during the Eisenhower Administration...
(1894—1959), communications engineer, senior level executive - Francis QuarlesFrancis QuarlesFrancis Quarles was an English poet most famous for his Emblem book aptly entitled Emblems.-Career:Francis was born in Romford, Essex, , and baptised there on 8 May 1592. He traced his ancestry to a family settled in England before the Norman Conquest with a long history in royal service...
(1592—1644), poet - Greenfield QuarlesGreenfield QuarlesGreenfield Quarles was one of the founders of Sigma Nu fraternity.Born in Christian County, Kentucky, April 1, 1847. Greenfield Quarles entered the Confederate service at the age of 16 as an aide to his uncle General William A. Quarles. He served until he was captured during the Second Battle of...
(1847—1921), soldier, judge - James Minor QuarlesJames Minor QuarlesJames Minor Quarles was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 8th congressional district.-Biography:...
(1823–1901), American politician - John QuarlesJohn QuarlesJohn Quarles was an English poet.-Life:One of the eighteen children of Francis Quarles, he is said to have been born in Essex in 1624...
(1624–1665), poet, - Joseph V. QuarlesJoseph V. QuarlesJoseph Very Quarles, Jr. was an American politician of the Republican Party who served as a United States federal judge and as a United States Senator from Wisconsin.-Biography:...
(1843—1911), American politician - Julian Minor Quarles (1848—1929) was a U.S. Democratic politician
- Randal QuarlesRandal QuarlesRandal Keith Quarles is a managing director at The Carlyle Group, one of the world’s largest private equity firms. From August 2001 until October 2006, he held several important financial policy posts in the George W. Bush administration, ultimately serving as Under Secretary of the Treasury for...
(born 1957), a managing director - Shelton QuarlesShelton QuarlesShelton Eugene Quarles is a former linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the team he played for in his ten-year career from 1997 to 2006. He now serves as a scout for the Buccaneers.-High school years:...
(born 1971), sportsman - Tunstal QuarlesTunstal QuarlesTunstall Quarles was a United States lawyer and politician, as well as one of the pioneer settlers of Somerset, Kentucky in Pulaski County....
(1781—1856) - William Andrew QuarlesWilliam Andrew QuarlesWilliam Andrew Quarles was a Tennessee lawyer, politician, railroad executive, and a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Early life:...
(]1825—1893), Tennessee lawyer, politician, railroad executive - William D. Quarles Jr.William D. Quarles Jr.William Daniel Quarles Jr. is a United States District Judge on the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.Born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1948, Quarles received an A.A. from Community College of Baltimore in 1967 and a B.S. from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1976...
(born 1948), United States District Judge
Quarles was a pseudonym used by Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe was an American author, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective...
for 'The Raven'.
Quarles is a place, and may refer to:
- QuarlesQuarles, NorfolkQuarles is a hamlet within the civil parish of Holkham in the English county of Norfolk. The hamlet is miles south west of Wells next the Sea, miles north west of Norwich and miles north north east of London. The nearest railway station is Sheringham for the Bittern Line which runs between...
, County of NorfolkNorfolkNorfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
, EnglandEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...