and saw Augusta, Georgia become a leading winter resort that attracted giants of industry and sitting U.S. presidents. May was elected to three 2-year terms as Coroner of Richmond County starting in 1898 until his death in 1903. Robert H. May died on February 7, 1903 in Augusta, Georgia at the age of 80 and was buried in Magnolia Cemetery in Augusta. The park across from Magnolia Cemetery he now rest, bears his name. References 1822 births 1903 deaths Mayors of Augusta, Georgia 19th-century American politicians American coroners