John Walker Maury

John Walker Maury
15th Mayor of the City of Washington, D.C.
In office
June 14, 1852 – June 12, 1854
Preceded byWalter Lenox
Succeeded byJohn T. Towers
Personal details
BornMay 15, 1809
Caroline County, Virginia
DiedFebruary 2, 1855
Washington, D.C.
Resting placeCongressional Cemetery
Washington, D.C.
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic Party
RelativesJames Maury
James Maury (consul)
Matthew Fontaine Maury

John Walker Maury (May 15, 1809 – February 2, 1855) was an American municipal politician from the Democratic Party. He served as the fifteenth mayor of the City of Washington for a single two-year term, from 1852 to 1854.[1]

  1. ^ Bryan, Wilhelmus Bogart (1916). A History of the National Capital from Its Foundation Through the Period of the Adoption of the Organic Act, Volume 2: 1815-1878. New York: The Macmillan Company. p. 404. Retrieved 1 December 2018.