John Lawrence Marye Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Lawrence Marye Jr.

American politician

Date of Birth: 04-Nov-1823

Place of Birth: Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States

Date of Death: 01-Aug-1902

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

John Lawrence Marye, Jr.
(November 4, 1823 – August 1902), was a Virginia lawyer, plantation owner, Confederate soldier and politician.
He served in the Virginia House of Delegates during the American Civil War, and upon the legislature's election of Lt.
Gov.
John F.
Lewis as one of Virginia's U.S.
Senators following the Commonwealth's readmission to the Union, was elected the tenth Lieutenant Governor of Virginia (1870-1874) and as such presided over the Virginia Senate.
Marye also represented Spotsylvania County in both the Virginia Secession Convention and the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1868, when he was a leading opponent of Congressional Reconstruction.