Hon.  William  C.  Mayrury,  mayor  of  the  city  of  Detroit,  was  born
in  Detroit,  Mich.,  in  1850,  and  is  a  son  of  Thomas  and  Margaret  (Cot-
ter) Maybury.  His  early  education  was  received  in  the  public  schools
and  later  in  the  High  School  of  Detroit,  from  which  he  was  graduated
in  1866.  Subsequently  he  entered  the  literary  department  of  the  Uni-
versity of  Michigan,  and  upon  graduation  he  entered  the  law  department
of  the  same  institution,  from  which  he  was  graduated  with  high  honors  in
1871.  In  1880  the  degree  of  A.  M.  v/as  conferred  upon  him  by  the  Uni-
versity of  Michigan,  and  in  1871  he  received  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  from  the
same  source.  Following  his  graduation,  he  returned  to  Detroit  and  at
once  entered  the  law  offices  of  the  Hon.  G.  V.  N.  Lothrop,  "  Detroit's
Grand  Old  Man."  After  being  admitted  to  the  bar,  Mr.  Maybury
formed  a  partnership  with  Col.  E.  F.  Conely,  this  association  being  dis.
solved  in  1882.  Later  he,  with  John  D.  Conely  and  Alfred  Lucking,
formed  the  firm  of  Conely,  Maybury  &  Lucking.  Upon  the  retire-
ment of  Mr.  Conely  in  1 892,  the  style  of  the  firm  became  Maybury  &
Lucking.
He  served  as  city  attorney  from  1875  to  1880 ;  and  represented  the
First  Congressional  district  in  the  Forty- eighth  and  Forty-ninth  Con-
gresses. While  serving  as  a  member  of  that  body,  he  was  appointed
to  the  Judiciary  Committee  and  the  Committee  on  Ways  and  Means.
