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William Worrall Mayo

William Worrall Mayo 1904. Mayo Foundation

William Worrall Mayo, born in England, 1819, developed an early interest in chemistry and medicine, immigrating to New York City in 1846. Mayo’s pharmaceutical work cemented his interest in medicine. In 1850, William Mayo graduated from Indiana Medical College. During the Civil War, Dr. Mayo was a physician for Union Army.

Doctor William Worrall Mayo's Family 1861. Mayo Foundation

William Worrall Mayo circa 1870. Britanica.com

In Rochester, Dr. Mayo launched his medical career in 1865 as a qualified physician, rare at the time.

"Our father recognized certain definite social obligations. He believed ... that the important thing in life is not to accomplish for one’s self alone, but for each to carry his share of collective responsibility." William James Mayo

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