The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-06
VIM. c. MATBUnI
TAKEN SUDDENLY
BY DEATH
Recovering From Long Illness whsn
Stricken With Acute Attack y
Old Trouble, From Which He
Fails to Rally
Was Former Mayor and Congress,
man, Prominent in Masonry and
Detroit's Best-Known Citizen.

Former Mayor William @. Mavburv
died at $3.50 o'clock, Thursday NOR.
Ing. In his home at No. 322 West Grand
boulevard. following q recurrence -
acute form. of the illness that came ~
him some three months ago. For sSv-
erai hours preceding his death. Mr..
Maybury was In state Of coma and
the end came without pain. At his
BEDSIDE were his sister, Miss Jennie
Maybury. with whom he lived: his de-
voted friend, George w. F0wIe, and
the family physician. DIR. Chris. Camp
bell, or No. 318 West Grand boulevard.
he practically slept away" said
DR.. Campbell.
Mr.. Maybury was a victom Of
uraemic poisoning. After the fIrst At
tack, three months ago, he was con-
fined to his bed for several weeks. hut
his condition gradually improved and
for the past two weeks, until Wednes-
day. had been able to get down to his
offlce every day. He was out for the
last time Tuesday evening, when he
attended . vestry meeting In 81.
Peters Episcopal church. At tina.
time his health seemed to ne consider,
ably improved.
About o'clock Wednesday morning.
however. Mr.. Maybury suffered mud.
den relapse and from that time to the
end Dr. Campbell was In almost con-
slant attendance.
II am Very Sick, Doctor"
Il am very sick, DOCTOR" he said 10
tho physician, Wednesday night. Those
were his last words. Shortly after
wards he sank into the sleep from
which he never awoke.
Mr.. Maybury IL survived by q broth
er. Henry Maybury, Of Tampa, Fla.
and three sisters, Mrs. Joseph r. Web
er, Mrs. Katherine GuinneEs. mother
of former Assistant Corporation Coun-
sci Denton Guinness. and Miss Jennie
Maybury. William H. Maybury, ex-
commissioners OF public works, Is y
cousin.
Masonic Funeral Probable.
Arrangements for the funeral have
not been completed az yet II u prob
able they will be held under Masonic
auspices, as Mr.. Maybury was promi-
nent In the order. He was past mas.
ter Of Union lodge, F. q A. M; past
eminent commander of Detroit com
mandery, knights Templar; an honor
airy member of Damascus command
cry, knights Templar; past com
mander-in-chief OF Michigan Sovereign
Cohsistory, member OF Moslem tenn
pie, Mystic Shrine, and deputy for the
state Of Michigan of the thirty-third
degree.
Deceased was also a member of the
Elks the Maccabees, the Detroit Board
OF Commerce. the Detroit club, and va
rious other organizations. He was q
truetee of the Diocese OF Michigan
(EpiscopaD, and senior warden and
vestryman of st. Peters Episcopal
church.
William Cotter Maybury was born In
Detroit Nov. 81, 1S48. His father.
Thomas Maybury, was a prominent
contractor, while his mother, Margaret
Cotter, was the daughter of one OF De-
troit's early families. The family re-
sided at Eighth-st and Lafayette-ave.,
and William c. Maybury was educated
at the Eighth ward school, now known
as the Houghton school. The principal
of that school was the celebrated
Bradford Smith.
Mr.. Maybury's education was COM
pleted in the University OF Michigan,
where he took the degree OF master OF
arts. He returned to Detroit to prac-
tice law in 1871. and his gift Of oratory
soon won him a place at the bar.
natural faculty for making and hold
ing friends served to turn his aims to-
ward political affairs. and In 1876 ne
was elected city attorney oil, the Dem
ocratic ticket, holding that position
for four years. For two years after
that he was professor OF jurisprudence
in the Michigan College Of Medicine.
also practicing law.
Elected to Congress.
In 1882 he was selected as the Dem
ocrstic nominee for congress In the
First district and was successful, later
being reelected for another term. He
retired after four years OF Washington
life to practice at the Detroit bar
again, and was succeeded in congress
by j. Logan Chapman. Not until sitter
the election of HAGEN 8. Pingree a.
governor of the state did he again 70
enter politics. Pingree had been eioet
ed mayor In 1895 and governor the
following year. The supreme court de-
cided that he could not hold both Of
fees at once, and so special election
was held in the spring OF 1897 to M
the vacancy. So thoroughly had the
great Pingree dominated the city tna1
II was thought almost Impossible 70
defeat whomever should be the cnosce
Of his party.
After several names had been as
cussed. the Democratic city convention
adjourned to give a COMMITTEES oppor-
tunity to select nominee w. =.
Maybury was then a member OF tne
law Arm OF Maybury. Conely 4 LICK
ing and had not sought the nominal
ton. The committee. headed by VIII
lam b. Thompson. called upon him ana
persuaded him to accept the nomme-
ton. AT the election he defeated Capt
A. r. Stewart, and In the fall OF the
same year he won over Clarence A.
Black. Two years later he defeated
Stewart again. and In 1902 he Was
victorious over DIT. J. III. Carstens. IN
1904. he was defeated by George r
Codd and has not since then taken ~
active part In politics. In 1900 M
Maybury was the Democratic cande
date for governor OF Michigan, oW
was defeated by the late Aaron r.
Bliss IA
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