Robert Murphy Mayo

Robert Murphy Mayo
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 1st district
In office
March 4, 1883  March 20, 1884
Preceded byGeorge T. Garrison
Succeeded byGeorge T. Garrison
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Northumberland and Westmoreland Counties
In office
December 2, 1885  December 3, 1889
Preceded byJohn Luttrell
Succeeded byBenjamin Chambers
In office
December 7, 1881  1883
Preceded byS. B. Burgess
Succeeded byJohn Luttrell
Personal details
Born(1836-04-28)April 28, 1836
Hague, Virginia, US
DiedMarch 29, 1896(1896-03-29) (aged 59)
Hague, Virginia, US
Resting placeTucker Hill, Virginia
Political partyReadjuster
Alma materCollege of William and Mary
Lexington Law School
OccupationAttorney
Military service
AllegianceConfederate States of America
Branch/serviceConfederate Army
RankColonel
Unit47th Virginia Infantry
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Robert Murphy Mayo (April 28, 1836 – March 29, 1896) was a Virginia lawyer, Confederate officer and politician who served in the Virginia House of Delegates and briefly in the United States House of Representatives as a member of the Readjuster Party.