Simon B. Marye Explained

Simon B. Marye
Office:3rd Mayor of Portland, Oregon
Term Start:1852
Term End:1853
Predecessor:A. C. Bonnell
Successor:Josiah Failing
Birth Place:Hillside, Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States
Death Place:Butte, Montana, United States
Spouse:Sarah Chapman
Profession:Lawyer

Simon Bolivar Marye was an American politician and lawyer. He served as Portland, Oregon's third mayor in 1852 and 1853,[1] after the unexpected resignation of A. C. Bonnell. He took office on November 15, 1852.[2] He was an attorney before the Supreme Court of the Territory of Oregon in December 1851.[3] During three months in late 1864, Marye ran "contraband cotton and other needed items for use behind the lines for the Confederacy." He was practicing law in Vicksburg, Mississippi, at the time of his death.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Scott, Harvey W. . Harvey W. Scott . 1890 . https://books.google.com/books?id=UsKKpvOVRRUC&dq=Marye&pg=PA192 . History of Portland, Oregon with illustrations and biographical sketches of prominent citizens and pioneers . Chapter VI. City Charter, Government, and Mayors . Syracuse, N.Y. . D. Mason & Co. . 198.
  2. Book: Lansing, Jewel . Jewel Lansing . Portland: People Politics and Power, 1851-2001. Chapter 6: By Trial and Error . Corvallis, Oregon . Oregon State University Press . 2005 . 0-87071-559-3 . 57–62.
  3. Book: Wilson, Joseph G. . Joseph G. Wilson . 1911 . https://books.google.com/books?id=3Es8AAAAIAAJ&pg=RA2-PA9 . Roll of Attorneys . Reports of Cases Decided In The Supreme Court of Oregon from 1862 to 1869 . 2 . 10.