Robert Murphy Mayo

Robert Murphy Mayo
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 1st district
In office March 4, 1883 – March 20, 1884
Preceded by	George T. Garrison
Succeeded by	George T. Garrison
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Northumberland and Westmoreland Counties
In office 1886 – 1889
Preceded by	John Luttrell
Succeeded by	Benjamin Chambers
In office 1882 – 1883
Preceded by	S. B. Burgess
Succeeded by	John Luttrell
Personal details
Born	(1836-04-28)April 28, 1836 Hague, Virginia
Died	March 29, 1896(1896-03-29) (aged 59) Hague, Virginia
Resting place	Tucker Hill, Virginia
Political party	Readjuster
Alma mater	College of William and Mary Lexington Law School
Occupation	Attorney
Military service
Allegiance	Confederate States of America
Branch/service	Confederate Army
Rank	colonel
Unit	47th Virginia Infantry
Battles/wars	American Civil War

Robert Murphy Mayo (April 28, 1836 – March 29, 1896) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.

Biography

Born in Hague, Virginia, Mayo attended private schools and The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia. He was graduated from Virginia Military Institute at Lexington, Virginia in 1858. He served as an instructor in mathematics at Mount Pleasant Military Academy, Sing Sing (now Ossining), New York, and later at Virginia Military Institute. He studied law at Lexington Law School in 1858 and 1859.

Mayo served throughout the Civil War in the Confederate States Army, first as major and later as colonel of the 47th Regiment of Virginia.

He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Hague, VA, in 1865. He then served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates in 1881, 1882, and 1885–1888.

Mayo was presented credentials as a Readjuster Member-elect to the Forty-eighth United States Congress and served from March 4, 1883, to March 20, 1884, when he was succeeded by George T. Garrison, who contested the election. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection. He resumed the practice of law upon returning to Virginia. He committed suicide in Hague, Virginia on March 29, 1896 and was interred in Yeocomico Cemetery, Tucker Hill, Virginia.

References

• United States Congress. "Robert Murphy Mayo (id: M000287)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-10-18

External links

• Robert Murphy Mayo at Find a Grave

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress