Henry L. Marsh III, the first Black mayor of Richmond and a state senator for 22 years, who died Jan. 23 at 91 , will lie in state Thursday at the Virginia state Capitol from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Marsh, a civil rights lawyer, was Richmond’s mayor from 1977 to 1982. He represented Richmond in the state Senate from 1992 to 2014.

Sen. Henry L. Marsh, D-Richmond, left, is seen in 2005. He died on Jan. 23 at 91 and will lie in state at the Virginia Capitol this Thursday.

Marsh’s body will lie in state in the Old Senate Chamber at the Capitol .

Senate Clerk Susan Clarke Schaar said Marsh’s family will be in the chamber from 10 a.m. to about 11:30 a.m. to receive condolences from legislators and others.

“Then it’s just open for the public to pay their respects,” Schaar said.

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The family will hold a visitation for Marsh on Friday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Manning Funeral Home, 700 N. 25th St. in Richmond.

A celebration of life will be held on Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. Paul’s Baptist Church, 4247 Creighton Road.

In 2017 Virginia legislators paid tribute to the late Lacey Putney, I-Bedford, the state’s longest-serving legislator.

Putney, a 52-year veteran of the House of Delegates, was honored by lying in state in the state Capitol Rotunda before his burial in Bedford.

Photos: Henry Marsh through the years

Henry L. Marsh's Howard University yearbook photo from 1959. Credit: Bison yearbook via L. Douglas Wilder Library, Virginia Union University.

Henry L. Marsh III, during Richmond City Council meeting where he voted against a measure for liquor by the drink, May 9,1967.

Henry L. Marsh III, of Richmond City Council greets Hubert H. Humphrey April 1, 1968.

Henry L. Marsh III, second from left, during Richmond City Council meeting June 29, 1971.

Jun 2, 1975: Sen. L. Douglas Wilder (left) shares a laugh with Mrs. Rosalie Clark and Henry L. Marsh, vice mayor of Richmond, during Wilder's "roasting" at the Hotel John Marshall. Wilder was honored last night for being the state's first black senator since the Reconstruction era. Mrs. Clark was chairman of the gift committee. The event was sponsored by the Greater Richmond Development Company.

Outgoing Mayor Thomas J. Bliley Jr., left, presented Richmond's new Mayor Henry L. Marsh III, a box of Excedrin, March 8, 1977.

In July 1978, City Clerk E.A. Duffy administers the oath of office to Richmond City Council’s seven incumbents and two new members, from left: William I. Golding Sr., Walter T. Kenney, Willie J. Dell, Wayland W. Rennie, Claudette Black McDaniel, H.W. “Chuck” Richardson, Henry L. Marsh, Aubrey H. Thompson and George Stevenson Kemp Jr.

Richmond Mayor Henry L. Marsh III addresses the crowd at a 100th birthday observance for the late actor and dancer Bill “Bojangles” Robinson on May 25, 1978. The statue of Bojangles is visible at left.

04-07-1979 (cutline): Richmond, VA: President Carter greets Va. State Sen. Adelard Brault (L) upon his arrival in Richmond 4/7 while Va. Lt. Governor Chuck Robb (R) son-in-law of the late President Lyndon Johnson peers over his shoulder. Also on hand are (c) Richmond Mayor Henry Marsh III and his wife. President Carter is making a brief visit to Richmond to attend a democratic fundraiser.

In April 1980, cyclists delivered to Mayor Henry L. Marsh III a copy of the proclamation – drafted 200 years earlier by Gov. Thomas Jefferson – that named Richmond as Virginia’s capital, succeeding Williamsburg. The Virginia Bicycling Federation was marking the centennial of its national organization that year, and member groups – including the Capital Community Cyclists of Richmond – were delivering copies of the proclamation to county seats throughout Virginia.

Councilman Henry L. Marsh III, stopped in at the state Capitol to call on members of the General Assembly in this undated file photo. Putting their heads together for a discussion are from left: Roland D. Ealey, Del. Benjamin J. Lambert III, Marsh and Del. Franklin P. Hall.

In February 1981, Richmond Mayor Henry L. Marsh III operated a backhoe to kick off Project One, which included the construction of the Greater Richmond Convention Center. The project was part of a deal between Marriott Corp. and the city housing authority to finance and build a hotel-convention center in downtown Richmond.

08-12-1981 (cutline): Richmond Mayor Henry Marsh (left) and Final Four Club President R.F. Wilkinson (right) were among those honoring Gerald Henderson last night at the Hyatt House, Marsh declared it officiall "Gerald Henerson Day" while Wilkinson presented Henderson, a former VCU basketball star now Boston Celtics, with a trophy honoring him for his contributions to VCU and Richmond.

Henry L. Marsh III used a chart to argue that the city is unfairly funded during a Richmond City Council meeting on Feb. 1, 1983. Marsh served as the mayor of Richmond from 1977 to 1982 and as a state senator in the 16th District from 1992 to 2014.

William J. Leidinger, Henry L. Marsh III, Carolyn C. Wake, Walter T. Kenney, Roy A. West, Claudette Black McDaniel, Henry W. Richardson, Geline B. Williams and Andrew J. Gillespie take the oath of office for Richmond City Council on July 2, 1984.

Henry L. Marsh III, center, confers with Henry W. Richardson, left, and Walter T. Kenney during a Richmond City Council meeting, July 8, 1985.

Three politicians who would serve as mayor of Richmond confer on April 1, 1985: Dwight Jones, from left, Henry Marsh and Doug Wilder, then a state senator running for lieutenant governor.

Sen. Henry Marsh, D-Richmond, speaks at a community rally against the at-large election of a mayor for the city at the Fifth Baptist Church. Marsh, the city's first black mayor, said that at-large elections dilute the voting strength of blacks.

Sen. Henry L. Marsh III,D-Richmond speaks against Sen. Joseph B. Benedetti's bill allowing at-large elections for Richmond's mayor. The bill got out of the Senate Friday, Mar. 1,1996.

U.S. Senator Chuck Robb shares a laugh with State Senator Henry Marsh outside the Military Retirees Club at 2220 Chamberlayne Ave., where Robb came to speak to members of the Richmond Crusade for Voters.

Sen. Henry L. Marsh, III, D-Richmond, leaves the Senate Monday afternoon, May 7, 2001, during one of several recesses taken by the body during the course of the day, saying he was heading back to his office in the General Assembly Building to do some work.

Sen. Henry Marsh (D-Richmond) touches the arm of his friend and former law partner famed civil-rights attorney Oliver Hill, Sr. as he lies in state at the Executive Mansion in Richmond. A visibly moved Marsh turned to others in the room and said quietly, "He looks likes he just fell asleep."

Virginia State Senator Henry Marsh (left) and Delegate Donald McEachin announced today , Wednesday January 3, 2007 , in Richmond Va. , plans to introduce a resolution in this year's General Assembly session calling for the state to apologize for it's role in the transatlantic slave trade .

Sen. Henry L. Marsh, III, D-Richmond, stands in front of representations of two of his former law partners, Oliver W. Hill and Spottswood Robinson, at the dedication of the Virginia Civil Rights Memorial, in Capitol Square in Richmond, VA Monday, July 21, 2008.

Del. Franklin P. Hall, D-Richmond, left, and Sen. Henry L. Marsh, III, D-Richmond, confer during the floor session of the Virginia House of Delegates at the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Friday, Jan. 16, 2009.

Sen. Henry L. Marsh, III, D-Richmond, left, talks with Senate Minority Leaders Thomas K. Normant, R-James City, during the floor session of the Senate in Richmond, VA, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009.

Sen. Henry L. Marsh, III, D-Richmond, asks the Senate to move his "gun show loophole" bill for consideration on Monday, Feb. 2, 2009, during the floor session of the Senate in Richmond, VA Friday, Jan. 30, 2009.

Sen. Henry L. Marsh, III, D-Richmond, left, and Sen. Janet D. Howell, D-Fairfax, right,co-patrons of the "gun show loophole" bill, confered before a vote on the bill in the Senate at the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009. The bill was later killed, 21-19.

Sen. John S. Edwards, D-Roanoke, left, and Sen. Henry L. Marsh, III, D-Richmond, right, chief patron of the "gun show loophole" bill, confered before a vote on the bill in the Senate at the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009. The bill was later killed, 21-19.

Sen. Henry L. Marsh, III, D-Richmond, holds up a t-shirt at a rally in Capitol Square in Richmond, VA Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, held by opponents of the photo id for voters bill before the Virginia Legislature.

Sen. Henry Marsh speaks at a prayer vigil for Trayvon Martin at Fourth Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia on July 17, 2013.

Sen. Henry Marsh is greeted by a participant at a rally at the Bell Tower on Capital Square. The rally was the culmination of a March for Jobs and Freedom which started at the Richmond Coliseum and ended at the Bell Tower. Senator Marsh spoke at the rally. August 31, 2013.

Sen. Henry L. Marsh, III, D-Richmond, gives a "thumbs-up" to a colleague on the Senate floor at the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. Marsh's SB1001, the "gun show loophole" bill passed the Senate Courts of Justice committee this morning, but will come up again for amendments in the normal committee meeting on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013.

Sen. Henry L. Marsh, III, D-Richmond, announced his retirement from the Virginia Senate today, Tuesday, July 1, 2014. Sources said the noted civil rights lawyer, who has served in the Virginia Senate since 1992, is expected to be named by Gov. Terry McAuliffe to a full-time, six-figure salaried post as a commissioner on the board of the Department Alcoholic Beverage Control.

Richmond Mayor, Dwight Jones, left, talks with State Sen. Henry Marsh, D-Richmond, prior to a rally for US Senator Mark Warner in Richmond, Va., Thursday, May 29, 2014.

Sen. A. Donald McEachin, D-Henrico, left, and Sen. Henry L. Marsh, III, D-Richmond, right,co-chairmen of the Senate Courts of Justice committee, listen to testimony by Sen. Stephen D. Newman, R-Lynchburg, center, during a meeting of the committee inside the General Assembly Building in Richmond, VA Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014.

Sen. Dave W. Marsden, D-Fairfax, left, and Sen. Henry L. Marsh, III, D-Richmond, right, confer during the floor session of the Virginia Senate at the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014.

Sen.Henry L. Marsh, III, D-Richmond, right, stands in the rear of the Senate chamber at the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Tuesday, March 4, 2014 as a commending resolution was presented (background) to the family of the late Harry F. Byrd, Jr., a former member of the body and U.S. Senator. Most of Marsh's colleagues in the Senate Black Caucus, along with openly gay Senator Adam P. Ebbin, D-Alexandria, left the chamber during the presentation.

Having a light moment during a recess of the Virginia Senate, from left, Sen. Kenneth C. Alexander, D-Norfolk, Sen. Henry L. Marsh, III, D-Richmond, and Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam at the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Wednesday, April 23, 2014.

Retired Henrico County manager Virgil Hazelett, left, and former state senator and mayor of Richmond Henry L. Marsh III, right, were two of the 2015 Hall of Fame inductees honored during the 2015 Richmond Times-Dispatch Person of the Year awards luncheon in Richmond, VA Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015.

Former state senator Henry L. Marsh III displays the key to the city presented to him by Mayor Dwight C. Jones during the ceremony at which the Richmond Manchester Courthouse was named in honor of Henry L. Marsh III and the late Harold M. Marsh Sr. on Friday, May 20, 2016. Said the mayor "It doesn't open anything."

Harold M. Marsh, Jr and his sister Dr. Erica Marsh, L, adult children of Harold Marsh Sr., and Henry L. Marsh III and Mayor Dwight Jones pose for photos next to the newly unveiled sign during the ceremony at which the Richmond Manchester Courthouse was named in honor of Henry L. Marsh III and the late Harold M. Marsh Sr. on Friday, May 20, 2016.

Henry L. Marsh III puts his hand on top of the newly revealed sign during the ceremony at which the Richmond Manchester Courthouse was named in honor of Henry L. Marsh III and the late Harold M. Marsh Sr. on Friday, May 20, 2016.

Va. Democratic Chairwoman Susan Swecker and Henry L. Marsh listen to Sen. Tim Kaine as he kicks off his re-election campaign at Maggie L. Walker Governor's School Monday, April 2, 2018.