Lewis Mayo (politician)

Lewis Mayo (August 14, 1828 – August 25, 1907) was an American politician, attorney, physician, and businessman.

Lewis Mayo
Member of the Minnesota Senate
In office
1876–1877
Personal details
BornAugust 14, 1828
Hampden, Maine, U.S.
DiedAugust 25, 1907 (aged 79)
Sauk Rapids, Minnesota, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationWesleyan University (attended)

Early life and education edit

Mayo was born in Hampden, Maine and attended the Hampden Academy. Mayo then attended Wesleyan University from 1850 to 1852.

Career edit

He was admitted to the Minnesota bar in 1862 and practiced law in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota. Mayo was involved in the real estate business, practiced medicine, and was a druggist in Sauk Rapids. Mayo served as probate judge, school superintendent, district court clerk, coroner, and treasurer for Benton County, Minnesota. Mayo served in the Minnesota Senate in 1876 and 1877 and was a Democrat.[1]

Death edit

Mayo died in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota.[2][3]

Notes edit

  1. ^ "Mayo, Lewis - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.lrl.mn.gov. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  2. ^ 'The Delta Upsilon Decennial Catalogue,' The Delta Upsilon Fraternity-1902, Melvin Gilbert Dodge, editor-in-chief, The Richmond & Backus Company, Ann Arbor, Minnesota: 1903, Wesleyan University, 1852-1853-1854-Biographical Sketch of Lewis Mayo, pg. 351
  3. ^ 'Medical Record-A Weekly Journal of Medicine and Surgery,' volume 72, July 6, 1907-December 28, 1907, Thomas L. Stedman, M.D.-editor, William Wood an Company, New York: 1907, September 14, 1907, Dr. Lewis Mayo of Sauk Rapids, Minnesota, pg. 444

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