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H. M. MAYO, MORGAN CITY. -- H. M. Mayo, the efficient editor and proprietor of
the Morgan City Review, was born in London, England, 1862. He is the son of H.
M. Mayo, Sr., and Emma Wood, who were married in 1851. Three sons were born to
this marriage, of which our subject is the oldest. H. M. Mayo, Sr., was born in
England, and was a seafaring man. He was a bold navigator, and saved a crew in
the British Channel at his own personal risk. For this brave deed he had the
"Cross of the Legion of Honor" bestowed upon him. He finally located at Morgan
City, where, in the employment of the Morgan Line, he had charge of the wharf at
Morgan City. He subsequently entered hotel business, and continued in it till
his death in 1876.
Our subject spent his school days in Morgan City. He
was for eight years in the stationery business, after which he was appointed
post-master of Morgan City, in 1884, and held the position six years. He took
charge of the Morgan City Review, July 1, 1890, and subsequently purchased the
Free Press, which two papers he has consolidated. His paper now is well edited
and published, and in the front ranks of progressive journals of the State.
Our subject was married, in 1885, to Miss Jennie Shannon and two children
have been born to this marriage: Ara Lilian, Kenneth.
Contributed 2021 Nov 04 by Mike Miller, from Southwest Louisiana Biographical and Historical, published in 1891, Biographical Section, page 373.
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