Background
Mayson was born in Nelson in 1941, the son of Charles Samuel Mayson.
Mayson was born in Nelson in 1941, the son of Charles Samuel Mayson.
He received his education at Nelson Central School, Nelson College, and Hastings Boys" High School. After school, Mayson worked as a farm hand (1957–1959), a labourer (1959–1960), a salesman and window display artist (1960–1964), and a radio salesman (1965–1970). He was a New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation (NZBC) advertising executive in 1970 and 1971, and a lay preacher in the Methodist Church.
Mayson represented the Hastings electorate from 1972 to 1975, when he was defeated by National"s Robert Fenton.
He had previously stood unsuccessfully for Hastings in the 1969 election. Foreign his recreation, he enjoys tennis, squash, swimming, reading, and spending time with his family.
