Background
MAYO, William James was born on June 29, 1861 in Le Sueur, Minnesota, United States. Son of Wiliam Worrall (Doctor of Medicine and Louise Abigail (Wright) Mayo.
MAYO, William James was born on June 29, 1861 in Le Sueur, Minnesota, United States. Son of Wiliam Worrall (Doctor of Medicine and Louise Abigail (Wright) Mayo.
Preparatory education Rochester High school and Niles Academy. Doctor of Medicine University of Michigan, 1883, honorary Master of Arts, 1890. Certificated New York Post Graduate Medical School, 1884.
Doctor of Medicine New York Polyclinic, 1885. F.R.C.S., Edinburgh, 1905, England, 1913, Ireland, 1921. F.R.S.M., England, 1926.
Doctor of Laws, University of Toronto, 1906, U. Maryland, 1907, University of Pennsylvania, 1912, McGill University, 1923, University of Pittsburgh, 1924, Carleton College, 1928, University of Manchester, 1929, Temple University, 1930, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, 1933, University of Minnesota, 1935. University of Notre Dame, 1936, Villanova College, Pennsylvania, 1937. Doctor of Science, University of Michigan, 1908, Columbia, 1910, University of Leeds, 1923, Harvard, 1924, Marquette and Northwestern, 1929, Yankton College, South Dakot, 1937.
M.D. in Surgery, University of Dublin and Trinity College, 1923, University of Havana, 1929.
D. C. Balfour), Phoebe G. (wife of Doctor H. Waltman Walters). Engaged in practice of surgery, Rochester, Minnesota, since 1883. Surgeon Mayo Clinic (St. Mary’s Hospital), since 1889, and associate chief of staff.
With brother donated $2,800,000 to establish Mayo Foundation for Medical Edition and Research, at Rochester, in affiliation with University of Minnesota First Lieutenant Medical R.C., 1912, major Medical O.R.C., 1917. Colonel Medical Corps United States of America, and chief consultant for surgical service, 1917-1919. Colonel M.R.C., 1919, brigadier general M.O.R.C., 1921.
Brig. general Auxiliary Reserve, 1926-1931.
Member of A.A. A.S.; Honorary Member of numerous foreign medical societies. Member of Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha, Nu Sigma Nu. Awards: Gold Medal National Institute Social Sciences.
Henry Jacob Bigelow gold medal of Boston Surgeon Society. Royal Order of Commander of the Northern Star. Sweden; Finlay Congressional C. S.M. Entertainment of Republic of Cuba.
Clubs: Century (New York). University (Chicago, St. Paul, Rochester), Minneapolis.
Spouse Hattie Damon of Rochester, Minnesota, November 20, 1884. Engaged in practice of surgery, Rochester, Minnesota, since 1883. Surgeon Mayo Clinic.