Henry Leander Marsh III (December 10, 1933 – January 23, 2025) was an American civil rights lawyer and politician. A Democrat , Marsh was elected by the city council as the first African-American mayor of Richmond, Virginia in 1977.

2025年1月23日 · Henry Levander Marsh, III — civil rights attorney, longtime state senator and Richmond’s first African-American mayor — completed his incredible life journey on January 23, 2025, after 91 years, including seven decades of dedicated public service. He served 25 years on the Richmond City Council and 22 years in the Virginia State Senate.

5 天之前 · Henry Marsh's funeral at St. Paul's Baptist Church in Henrico County was an occasion for warm memories and -- on the first day of Black History Month -- a chance to remember one Richmonder's ...

5 天之前 · RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Richmond said its final goodbye today to one of its most influential leaders, Henry Marsh III, the city’s first Black mayor and a dedicated civil rights attorney.

4 天之前 · Henry Marsh, a longtime Virginia lawmaker and first Black mayor of Richmond, has died. He served as Richmond mayor from 1977 to 1982.

2025年1月24日 · RICHMOND, Va. — Henry Marsh, a longtime Virginia lawmaker and first Black mayor of Richmond, has died. Marsh, 91, served Richmond as a senator in the Virginia General Assembly from 1992...

2025年1月30日 · Henry L. Marsh III, Richmond’s first Black mayor and a trailblazer in Virginia politics, died on Jan. 23 at 91, leaving behind decades of legal and civic work aimed at creating a more just and equal Commonwealth and nation. Born in Richmond on Dec. 10, 1933, as one of six children, Marsh faced many challenges. After his mother, Lucy Philips ...

2025年1月24日 · Henry Leander Marsh III — a civil rights attorney, longtime state senator and Richmond’s first Black mayor — died Friday. He was 91. “My heart is heavy with grief and full of gratitude that I had the chance to know Henry Marsh—a truly exceptional person,” U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine said in a statement Friday.

2025年1月29日 · Howard University honors the remarkable legacy of Henry Levander Marsh III (J.D., '59), civil rights attorney and political pioneer, who passed away on January 23 at the age of 91.A 1959 graduate of the Howard University School of Law, Marsh made history as Richmond’s 70th mayor, the first Black person to serve in the role.

2025年1月26日 · Richmond’s first African American mayor Henry Marsh III died at 91 years old on Friday. “Mr. Marsh is a legitimate hero,” said Hanover NAACP president Pat Jordan, who knew Marsh...