A lawyer and politician, he was educated in the private schools of Fredericksburg, and in 1840 entered the University of Virginia, where he was a student for two sessions. Upon his return home he studied for his profession in the office of his father, and soon entered upon a successful career. He first served as Mayor of Fredericksburg from Feb. 12, 1853, to March 21, 1854.
Although he was raised at the home that bore his family name and was made famous during the Battle of Fredericksburg, he did not live there as an adult. He lived most of his life in town at 1109 Princess Anne Street.
He was elected to the legislature of Virginia from 1863 to 1865; in 1867 he was elected to the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1868. In 1869 Mr. Marye was elected lieutenant-governor, a position which he held from 1870 to 1873. For years he was a member of the board of visitors of the University of Virginia, and served as rector of the board.
Although his great, great grandfather James Marye had emigrated to Virginia in 1726 and long served as rector of Fredericksburg's St. George's Episcopal Church, J. L. Marye Jr. was active in the Frederickburg's Presbyterian Church, becoming an elder in 1854. He served as a delegate to the General Assemblies of the Presbyterian Church in 1866, 1874, 1875 and 1877, and in 1880, Marye was a delegate to the Presbyterian Alliance in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Although he was raised at the home that bore his family name and was made famous during the Battle of Fredericksburg, he did not live there as an adult. He lived most of his life in town at 1109 Princess Anne Street.
He was elected to the legislature of Virginia from 1863 to 1865; in 1867 he was elected to the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1868. In 1869 Mr. Marye was elected lieutenant-governor, a position which he held from 1870 to 1873. For years he was a member of the board of visitors of the University of Virginia, and served as rector of the board.
Although his great, great grandfather James Marye had emigrated to Virginia in 1726 and long served as rector of Fredericksburg's St. George's Episcopal Church, J. L. Marye Jr. was active in the Frederickburg's Presbyterian Church, becoming an elder in 1854. He served as a delegate to the General Assemblies of the Presbyterian Church in 1866, 1874, 1875 and 1877, and in 1880, Marye was a delegate to the Presbyterian Alliance in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
A lawyer and politician, he was educated in the private schools of Fredericksburg, and in 1840 entered the University of Virginia, where he was a student for two sessions. Upon his return home he studied for his profession in the office of his father, and soon entered upon a successful career. He first served as Mayor of Fredericksburg from Feb. 12, 1853, to March 21, 1854.
Although he was raised at the home that bore his family name and was made famous during the Battle of Fredericksburg, he did not live there as an adult. He lived most of his life in town at 1109 Princess Anne Street.
He was elected to the legislature of Virginia from 1863 to 1865; in 1867 he was elected to the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1868. In 1869 Mr. Marye was elected lieutenant-governor, a position which he held from 1870 to 1873. For years he was a member of the board of visitors of the University of Virginia, and served as rector of the board.
Although his great, great grandfather James Marye had emigrated to Virginia in 1726 and long served as rector of Fredericksburg's St. George's Episcopal Church, J. L. Marye Jr. was active in the Frederickburg's Presbyterian Church, becoming an elder in 1854. He served as a delegate to the General Assemblies of the Presbyterian Church in 1866, 1874, 1875 and 1877, and in 1880, Marye was a delegate to the Presbyterian Alliance in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Although he was raised at the home that bore his family name and was made famous during the Battle of Fredericksburg, he did not live there as an adult. He lived most of his life in town at 1109 Princess Anne Street.
He was elected to the legislature of Virginia from 1863 to 1865; in 1867 he was elected to the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1868. In 1869 Mr. Marye was elected lieutenant-governor, a position which he held from 1870 to 1873. For years he was a member of the board of visitors of the University of Virginia, and served as rector of the board.
Although his great, great grandfather James Marye had emigrated to Virginia in 1726 and long served as rector of Fredericksburg's St. George's Episcopal Church, J. L. Marye Jr. was active in the Frederickburg's Presbyterian Church, becoming an elder in 1854. He served as a delegate to the General Assemblies of the Presbyterian Church in 1866, 1874, 1875 and 1877, and in 1880, Marye was a delegate to the Presbyterian Alliance in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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