Robert Burns Mayes

Robert Burns Mayes (June 28, 1867 – February 18, 1921) was an American jurist.

[2] In 1891, Mayes was elected to represent the 11th District as a Democrat in the Mississippi State Senate for the 1892-1896 term.

[2][5] In 1893, he was made a special agent of the United States Department of the Treasury and worked in this position until 1895.

[6][3] Mayes then moved to New York City, and practiced law before returning to Hazlehurst three years later.

[9] Mayes died from complications from surgery at 6 PM on February 18, 1921, in Jackson, Mississippi.