William L. Marbury, Jr.
| William L. Marbury, Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Born |
William Luke Marbury, Jr. September 12, 1901 Baltimore |
| Died | March 5, 1988 (aged 86) Baltimore |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | William Marbury Jr., William Marbury, William Luke Marbury |
| Education | University of Virginia, Johns Hopkins University |
| Alma mater | Harvard Law School |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Years active | 1925–1988 |
| Employer | Marbury, Miller & Evans (now DLA Piper |
| Known for | Defense of Alger Hiss |
| Board member of | Harvard Corporation, Peabody Institute |
| Spouse(s) | Natalie Jewett |
| Children | 2 daughters, 1 son, 1 stepson |
| Parent(s) | William L. Marbury Sr., Silvine Slingluff von Dorsner |
| Awards | Medal for Merit, Honorary Law Degree (Harvard University) |
William L. Marbury, Jr. (1901–1988) was a prominent 20th-century American lawyer who ran the family firm of Marbury, Miller & Evans (later Piper & Marbury, Piper Marbury Rudnick & Wolfe, Piper Rudnick, now DLA Piper), and was a childhood friend of alleged Soviet spy Alger Hiss.
William Luke Marbury, Jr., was born on September 12, 1901, in Baltimore. He grew up in the family home on Bolton Hill, Baltimore.
His father was William Luke Marbury, Sr. (1858–1935); his mother Silvine Slingluff von Dorsner. Marbury Sr.'s family were slave-holding plantation owners in Southern Maryland before he came to Baltimore in the 1870s. Marbury Sr. was a eugenicist who helped draft a plan to disenfranchise African-Americans. In 1915, he argued before the U.S. Supreme Court that states had separate rights to discriminate if they chose.
He is a descendant of William Marbury (1762–1835), 18th-Century American businessman and one of the "Midnight Judges" appointed by U.S. President John Adams the day before he left office. He was plaintiff in the landmark 1803 Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison. This ancestor came from Piscataway, Maryland; nearby is Marbury, Maryland.
Marbury, Jr., attended the Boy's Latin and Episcopal High Schools and the Virginia Military Institute. In 1921, he graduated from the University of Virginia. In 1924, he graduated from Harvard Law School after serving on the school's law review. While at Harvard, he served as editor of the Harvard Law Review (as later did his friend and protegee, Alger Hiss) and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. In November 5, 1923, he gave a speech on the "practical side of the professional and the ideals." In 1925, he passed the Maryland Bar.
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