MAYO, William (aft.1665-1723), of Hope under Dinmore, nr. Hereford.

Family and Education

b. aft. 1665, 2nd s. of Humphrey Mayo of St. Peter’s, Hereford, and Hope under Dinmore by Mary, da. of William Jarrett of Aldington, Worcs. m. Anne Smith, 9s. 4da. suc. bro. Thomas, 1719, to an estate worth £600 a year.1Lord Coningsby, Additional Case relating to the Parish of Leominster, 17.

Address

Main residence: Hope under Dinmore, nr. Hereford.

biography text

Mayo, whose family had for several generations been prominent in local politics, owed his return to a revolt by the local gentry against the domination of Lord Chandos and the Foleys.2See under HEREFORD. Described as the ‘creature’ of Lord Coningsby, to whom he owed his appointment as a j.p.,3HMC Portland, vii. 318-19; Coningsby, loc. cit. he died 14 Mar. 1723.

Author

A.N.N.

Volume

Commons 1715-1754

Notes

1. Lord Coningsby, Additional Case relating to the Parish of Leominster, 17.
2. See under HEREFORD.
3. HMC Portland, vii. 318-19; Coningsby, loc. cit.