John R. Quarles Jr.

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John R. Quarles Jr. (April 26, 1935 – October 29, 2012) was an American attorney who served as the Deputy Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

John R. Quarles Jr.
2nd Deputy Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency
In office
April 29, 1973 – January 20, 1977
PresidentRichard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Preceded byRobert W. Fri
Succeeded byBarbara Blum
Personal details
Born(1935-04-26)April 26, 1935
Boston, Massachusetts
DiedOctober 29, 2012(2012-10-29) (aged 77)
Warrenton, Virginia
Political partyRepublican

Quarles graduated from Yale University and Harvard Law School. He joined the United States Department of the Interior in 1969 and assisted in the establishment of EPA in 1970. He later served as EPA's General Counsel, and Deputy Administrator from 1973 to 1977.[1][2][3] He was later a partner and chairman of Morgan Lewis, a law firm in Washington, D.C. He retired from Morgan Lewis in 2006.[1]

Quarles died of Alzheimer's disease on October 29, 2012, in Warrenton, Virginia at age 77.[1]

Works

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  • Quarles, John (1976). Cleaning Up America: An Insider's View of the Environmental Protection Agency. New York: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 9780395247723.
  • Quarles, John (1978). Federal Regulation of New Industrial Plants. Real estate law and practice course handbook series. New York: Practising Law Institute. LCCN 78057572. OCLC 5061124.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "John R. Quarles Jr., environmental lawyer". Obituaries. The Washington Post. 2012-11-26.
  2. ^ "Quarles Nominated to a Top E.P.A. Post". The New York Times. 1973-08-16.
  3. ^ Cray, Douglas W. (1976-02-06). "E.P.A. Aide Hits U.S. Steel On Environmental Record". The New York Times.