William Worrall Mayo

William Worrall Mayo
Born(1819-05-31)May 31, 1819
DiedMarch 6, 1911(1911-03-06) (aged 91)
Alma materUniversity of Missouri
Occupations
Known forEstablishing the Mayo Clinic
Spouse
Louise Abigail Wright
(m. 1851)
Children5, including Charles Horace Mayo and William James Mayo
Member of the Minnesota State Senate
In office
1891–1895
17th Mayor of Rochester, Minnesota
In office
1882–1883
Preceded bySamuel Whitten
Succeeded byOrson Sage Porter

William Worrall Mayo (May 31, 1819 – March 6, 1911) was an English American medical doctor and chemist. He is best known for establishing the private medical practice that later evolved into the Mayo Clinic. His sons, William James Mayo and Charles Horace Mayo, established a joint medical practice in Rochester in the U.S. state of Minnesota in the 1880s.