Constituency Dates
Hereford 1722 – 14 Mar. 1723
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.Lord 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.1See under HEREFORD. Described as the ‘creature’ of Lord Coningsby, to whom he owed his appointment as a j.p.,2HMC Portland, vii. 318-19; Coningsby, loc. cit. he died 14 Mar. 1723.

Author
A.N.N.
Volume
Commons 1715-1754
Notes
  • 1. See under HEREFORD.
  • 2. HMC Portland, vii. 318-19; Coningsby, loc. cit.