Lewis Mayo (politician)


Lewis Mayo was an American politician, physician and businessman.

Background

Mayo was born in Hampden, Maine. He went to Hampden Academy. Mayo then went to Wesleyan University from 1850 to 1852. 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. Mayo died in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota.