John Lawrence Marye Jr.

John Lawrence Marye Jr.
10th Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
In office January 1, 1870 – January 1, 1874
Governor	Gilbert Carlton Walker
Preceded by	John F. Lewis
Succeeded by	Robert E. Withers
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the Spotsylvania County district
In office January 7, 1863 – January 9, 1868
Preceded by	Douglas H. Gordon
Succeeded by	C. Herndon
Personal details
Born	(1823-11-04)November 4, 1823 Fredericksburg, Virginia, U.S.
Died	August 2, 1902(1902-08-02) (aged 78) Fredericksburg, Virginia, U.S.
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Mildred Browne
Alma mater	University of Virginia

John Lawrence Marye Jr. (November 4, 1823 – September 2, 1902),^[1] was a Virginia lawyer, plantation owner, Confederate soldier and politician.^[2] 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.