Background
Mayo, Nelson Slater was born on November 16, 1866 in Calhoun County, Michigan, United States. Son of Perry and Mary Ann (Bryant) Mayo.
Mayo, Nelson Slater was born on November 16, 1866 in Calhoun County, Michigan, United States. Son of Perry and Mary Ann (Bryant) Mayo.
Bachelor of Science, Michigan State Agricultural College, 1888, Master of Science, 1890. Doctor of Veterinary Surgery, Chicago Veterinary College, 1889. Graduate work, Cornell Univercity, 1897-1898.
Honorary degree University of Havana, Cuba, 1944.
Assistant veterinarian Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station, 1888-1890. Professor veterinary science, Kansas State Agricultural College, 1890-1897, Connecticut Agricultural College, 1897-1901, Kansas State Agricultural College, 1901-1904. Vice director Cuban Agricultural Experiment Station and chief Department Animal Industry, Republic of Cuba, 1904-1909.
Professor animal husbandry and veterinary science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, 1909-1913.
Manager veterinary department Abbott laboratories, Chicago, 1913-1930, now retired.
Member American Veterinary Medical Association (secretary 1913-1915), Phi Delta Theta. Mason.; Clubs: Illinois, Spanish American (Chicago).
Married Mary Lucy Carpenter, July 30, 1890. Children: Marguerite, Donald (deceased), Dorothy (deceased), Robert, Mary Louise.