William B. Mayo

William B. Mayo (January 3, 1854 – April 23, 1930) was an American medical doctor, businessman, and politician from Vermont. A Democrat during the period when Republicans won all statewide elections, he served terms in both the Vermont Senate and Vermont House of Representatives. Mayo was the party's nominee in the 1922 U.S. Senate election and the 1916 and 1918 Vermont gubernatorial elections, and was its 1888 nominee for secretary of state.

Early life William Barnabas Mayo was born in Moretown, Vermont on January 3, 1854, the son of Barnabas Mayo and Mary (Howe) Mayo. He was raised and educated in Moretown, and was an 1874 graduate of the Vermont State Normal School in Randolph.

In 1900, Mayo was elected to represent Washington County in the Vermont Senate, and he served until 1902. He was buried at Williamstown Village Cemetery in Williamstown, Vermont.

Legacy Mayo Healthcare is a Northfield senior citizens' residential and health care facility. This nursing home began in the 1930s as Mayo Hospital, a facility created to honor Mayo. Emma Lynde Mayo died in 1911, and in 1913, Mayo married Prudence Stickney. Mayo and his second wife were the parents of daughters Anna and Deborah and sons William Thomas, and Edgar.