Background
Mayo, Robert was born on April 25, 1784 in Powhatan County, Virginia, United States. Son of Joseph and Martha (Tabb) Mayo.
Mayo, Robert was born on April 25, 1784 in Powhatan County, Virginia, United States. Son of Joseph and Martha (Tabb) Mayo.
Graduated from College William and Mary, 1803. Doctor of Medicine, University Pennsylvania, 1808.
Began practice medicine, Richmond, Virginia, 1808. Devoted career to writing, from circa 1820. Editor Jacksonian Democrat, newspaper, Richmond, 1828.
With civil service, Washington, District of Columbia, 1830-1864.
Author: An Epitome of Ancient Geography and History, 1815. New System of Mythology, 1815-1819.
Political Sketches of Eight Years in Washington, 1839.
Married Eliza Harbaugh, July 11, 1831. Children: Martha, Robert.