Mayo, Lewis
Senate 1876-77 (District 30)
Party when first elected: Democratic
Counties Served:
Benton, Crow Wing, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Sherburne
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1828
Birth Place:
Maine
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
??/??/1907
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Methodist
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Sauk Rapids
Occupation (when first elected):
Druggist
EDUCATION
Maine Schools; At Least Elementary School;
Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut; Attended College;
Studied Law; Admitted to the Minnesota Bar
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Single (when first elected); Married (listed in 1877)
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He moved to Iowa in 1856. He came to Minnesota in 1867.
"What is not usual, he is a member of the Methodist church, and yet a Democrat." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and of the 19th Minnesota State Legislature, by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 18)
Religion provided by Biographical Sketches of the Officers of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877.
Body: Senate
District: 30
Elected: 11/2/1875
Residence: Sauk Rapids
Term of Office: 1/4/1876 to 1/7/1878
Counties Represented:
Benton, Crow Wing, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Sherburne
Occupation: Druggist
Party:
Democratic
Party Notes: "What is not usual, he is a member of the Methodist church, and yet a Democrat." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and of the 19th Minnesota State Legislature, by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 18)
Committees:
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Education
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Enrollment
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Internal Improvements
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Library
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Railroads
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Roads and Bridges
Body: Senate
District: 30
Elected: 11/2/1875
Residence: Sauk Rapids
Term of Office: 1/4/1876 to 1/7/1878
Counties Represented:
Benton, Crow Wing, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Sherburne
Occupation: Druggist
Party:
Democratic
Party Notes: "What is not usual, he is a member of the Methodist church, and yet a Democrat." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and of the 19th Minnesota State Legislature, by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 18)
Committees:
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Education
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Elections
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Internal Improvements
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Library
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Swamp or Overflowed Lands