William Augustus Ayres
American politician
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William Augustus Ayres (April 19, 1867 – February 17, 1952) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas and a Federal Trade Commissioner.[citation needed]
James G. Strong (5th)
William A. Ayres | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas | |
| In office March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1921 | |
| Preceded by | Victor Murdock |
| Succeeded by | Richard E. Bird |
| Constituency | 8th district |
| In office March 4, 1923 – August 22, 1934 | |
| Preceded by | Richard E. Bird (8th) James G. Strong (5th) |
| Succeeded by | District eliminated (8th) John M. Houston (5th) |
| Constituency | 8th district (1923-33) 5th district (1933-34) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 19, 1867 Elizabethtown, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | February 17, 1952 (aged 84) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
Political career
Ayres was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-fourth, Sixty-fifth, and Sixty-sixth Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1920 to the Sixty-seventh Congress. He was elected to the Sixty-eighth and to the five succeeding Congresses and served until his resignation effective August 22, 1934, having been appointed a member of the Federal Trade Commission on June 30, 1934, in which capacity he served until his death in Washington, D.C., in 1952. He is buried in the Old Mission Cemetery in Wichita, Kansas.[citation needed]
References
- United States Congress. "William Augustus Ayres (id: A000354)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard
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