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Mayhew, Jonathan – Mayo, John

Mayhew, Jonathan

clergyman, author, was born Oct. 8, 1720, in Martha's Vineyard. He was a congregational clergyman of Boston, and pastor of the West church in 1747-66. A noted Sermon on the Repeal of the Stamp Act is an effective example of his style. He also published Seven Sermons; Sermons to Young Men.

He died July 9, 1766, in Boston, Mass.

Mayhew, Mathew

governor. He succeeded the elder Thomas as governor of Martha's Vineyard; and occasionally preached to the Indians, and died there in 1710.

Mayhew, Zecharia

missionary, was born in 1717, in Martha's Vineyard.

From 1767 until his death he was a missionary under the Massachusetts society for propagating the gospel among the Indians. He died March 6, 1806, in Martha's Vineyard.

Mayman, Edward W

poet, was born April 18, 1859, in England. He received a thorough education; emigrated to America in 1888; and since that time has resided in Sauk Rapids, Minn., engaged in mercantile business. He has written extensively both prose and verse for the periodical press; and some of his poems have been given a place in Poets of America and other standard works; and also have been published in book-form.

Maynard, Charles J

naturalist, author. He was a naturalist of Newton, Mass.; and the author of The Naturalist's Guide; The Birds of Florida; The Birds of Eastern North America; A Manual of Taxidermy; and The Butterflies of New England.

Maynard, Edward

inventor, educator, was born April 26, 1813, in Madison, N. Y. In 1857 he became professor of theory and practice in Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, and he now holds that chair in the dental department of the National university at Washington. He has devised many methods and instruments in connection with his profession, but is best known by his improvements in firearms.

Maynard, Isaac H

lawyer, jurist, state legislator, public official, was born April 9, 1838, in Bovina, N. Y. In 1875 he was elected a representative in the New York state legislature; was re-elected in 1876; and in 1877 was elected county judge and surrogate of Delaware county, and served six years. In 1884 he was appointed first deputy attorney-general of the state of New York, and served until 1885, when he was appointed second comptroller of the treasury of the United States.

Maynard, John

lawyer, jurist, congressman, was a resident of New York. He was a representative in congress from New York from 1827 to 1829. He was subsequently a member of the New York senate for four years; and was again a member of congress from 1841 to 1843.

He was judge of the supreme court of New York, and from 1850 was a judge of the court of appeals. He died March 24, 1850, in Auburn, N. Y.

Maynard, Samuel Taylor

botanist, horticulturist, and landscape architect, was born Dec. 6, 1844, in Hardwick, Mass. He has filled the chair of horticulture, landscape gardening and forestry in Massachusetts Agricultural college. Most of the ornamental features of the beautiful grounds of the Massachusetts Agricultural college have been due to his skill and care.

Mayo, Amory Dwight

clergyman, author, was born Jan. 31, 1823, in Warwick, Mass. He was a unitarian clergyman very prominent since the civil war in educational matters in the southern states. He is the author of Graces and Powers of the Christian Life; Symbols of the Capitol; Religion in Common Schools; and Talks with Teachers.

Mayo, John

legislator, was born July 17, 1737, in Virginia. He was a member of the house of burgesses from Chesterfield county, Va., in 1769, 1770, and 1771; and from Henrico county in 1775. In 1775-76 he was a member of the Virginia state convention. He died Feb. 15, 1780, in Richmond, Va.