Editing Frank L. Mayes

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| subject_name   =Frank L. Mayes
| image_name     =
| image_size     =225px
| image_caption  =
| date_of_birth  =[[December 16]], [[1873]]
| place_of_birth =Rockford, Illinois
| date_of_death  =[[February 1]], [[1915]]
| place_of_death =Pensacola
| occupation     =Owner, editor<br/>''[[Pensacola Journal]]''
| religion       =Presbyterian
| spouse         =Lois Kingsberry Mayes 
| parents        =James and Jennie Mayes
| children       =Howard Lee Mayes<br/>Charles Albert Mayes<br/>Margarita Mayes<br/>William K. Mayes
}}
'''Frank L. Mayes''' was the longtime editor, and later owner, of the ''[[Pensacola Journal]]''.

==Life==
Mayes was born in Illinois to a farming family. In his youth, the family moved first to Iowa, and then to South Dakota, where they settled. He decided to pursue another line of work, and received an education at Dakota University. Mayes first came to Pensacola in [[1896]], and worked as a newspaper reporter for eighteen months before returning to South Dakota, where he became part owner of the ''Mitchell Gazette''. In [[1899]], he married and returned to Pensacola, at which time he became editor of the ''Pensacola Journal''. He later bought a controlling interest in The Journal Company. He also owned the [[Perdido Land Company]]. Mayes founded the [[Mayes Printing Company]], which as of 2009 is still in business.<ref>Crane, Charlotte. [http://www.allbusiness.com/retail/retailers-building-supply-hardware-stores/11576335-1.html "Florida's Oldest Private Companies: Survivors"]. ''Florida Trend.'' May 1, 2005.</ref>

Politically a Democrat, Mayes was active in political organizing. He was a delegate to the [[Democratic National Convention]] in [[1908]], and that year organized a "[[Wikipedia:William Jennings Bryan|Bryan]] and [[Wikipedia:John W. Kern|Kern]]" club.

In [[1906]] Mayes served as president of the [[Pensacola Chamber of Commerce]]. Mayes was a member of several social organizations, including the [[Osceola Club]], the [[Knights of Pythias]], and the [[Knights of the Macabees]].

==Death==
Mayes died on [[February 1]], [[1915]], in Pensacola. Listed cause of death was Facial Erysipelas complicated with Pleurisy.  This was derived from an infected cut from a visit to the barber. Approximately 13 years later, the penicillin would be discovered that could have saved him. At the time of his death, he was also part owner of the ''Meridian Dispatch'', a newspaper in Mississippi.

==References==
*<small>Florida Historical Society. ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=WGfKyZogpVEC&printsec=toc&source=gbs_summary_r&cad=0#PPA355,M1 Makers of America]'', p. 355-356. Jacksonville: 1909.</small>

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[[Category:Pensacola Journal|Mayes, Frank L.]] [[Category:People buried in St. John's Cemetery|Mayes, Frank L.]]

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