Henry L. Marsh

Henry L. Marsh
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the 16th district
In office
January 8, 1992 – July 3, 2014
Preceded byElmon T. Gray
Succeeded byRosalyn R. Dance
70th Mayor of Richmond, Virginia
In office
March 8, 1977 – June 30, 1982
Preceded byThomas J. Bliley Jr.
Succeeded byRoy A. West
Personal details
Born
Henry Leander Marsh III

(1933-12-10) December 10, 1933 (age 90)
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseDiane Harris
Children3
Residence(s)Richmond, Virginia
EducationVirginia Union University (AB)
Howard University (LLB)
ProfessionLawyer
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1959–1961

Henry Leander Marsh III (born December 10, 1933) is an American civil rights lawyer and politician. A Democrat, Marsh was elected by the city council as the first African-American mayor of Richmond, Virginia in 1977. He was elected to the Senate of Virginia in 1991, and resigned from his seat in 2014.[1] Marsh represented the 16th district, consisting of the city of Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, and parts of the city of Richmond, and Chesterfield and Prince George counties.[2] Marsh is now a commissioner on the Virginia Department of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, a position to which he received appointment from Governor Terry McAuliffe promptly after his departure from the Senate in 2014.[3]

  1. ^ Nolan, Jim; Cain, Andrew (July 2014). "Marsh retiring after 22 years in Virginia Senate". Richmond Times Dispatch. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Henry Marsh III", Senate of Virginia
  3. ^ Laris, Michael. "Va. state Sen. Marsh latest through politics' revolving door; named ABC Commissioner". The Washington Post. Retrieved 4 June 2015.