William C. Maybury
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Born | November 20, 1848 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
Died | May 6, 1909 (aged 60) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | University of Michigan Law School |
Profession | Lawyer |
William Cotter Maybury (November 20, 1848 – May 6, 1909) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
Early life
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Maybury was born in
Politics
In 1880, Maybury ran as a Democrat for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 1st congressional district, losing in the general election to Republican Henry W. Lord. Maybury was elected in 1882 to the 48th and again in 1884 to the 49th congresses, serving from March 4, 1883, to March 3, 1887. He was not a candidate for re-election in 1886.[1]
After returning from
Later life and death
After Edward F. Conley's death in 1888, Maybury formed a law partnership with John D. Conely and Alfred Lucking, calling themselves Conely, Maybury, and Lucking.[2] Conely retired in 1892 and the firm changed to Maybury & Lucking; it was later known as Maybury, Lucking, Emmons, & Helfman.[2] Maybury also worked as counsel to the Standard Life & Accident Insurance Company.[5]
Maybury remained a bachelor until the end of his life.[2]
Maybury died in 1909 in Detroit and was interred in Elmwood Cemetery.[1] There is a statue of Maybury in Grand Circus Park in downtown Detroit, which was completed by Adolph Alexander Weinman for $22,000 and unveiled to the public in 1912.[6]
See also
- Grand Circus Park
- Hazen S. Pingree
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h United States Congress. "William C. Maybury (id: M000280)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Compendium of History and Biography of the City of Detroit and Wayne County, Michigan, Henry Taylor & Co, 1908, pp. 503–504
- ^ "Future Friday: Century Box Prophecies" Detroit Historical Society. Retrieved August 13, 2013
- ^ Andrea Cecil, "100-year-old time capsule opened in Detroit" Republished from the Kalamazoo Gazette (January 2, 2001). Retrieved August 13, 2013.
- ISBN 9780598455529
- ^ "Index to Politicians: Mayall to Maynadier". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
External links
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- Letter of William C. Maybury, Mayor to the future mayor of Detroit in "Century Box" Christian Science Sentinel (January 17, 1901; also contains letter written to Annie M. Knott, one of the people invited to write letters for the time capsule)[citation needed]