William A. Ayres | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromKansas's5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1933 – August 22, 1934 | |
| Preceded by | James G. Strong |
| Succeeded by | John Mills Houston |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromKansas's8th district | |
| In office March 4, 1923 – March 4, 1933 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Ely Bird |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| In office March 4, 1915 – March 4, 1921 | |
| Preceded by | Victor Murdock |
| Succeeded by | Richard Ely Bird |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1867-04-19)April 19, 1867 Elizabethtown, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | February 17, 1952(1952-02-17) (aged 84) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
William Augustus Ayres (April 19, 1867 – February 17, 1952) was aDemocratic member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromKansas and aFederal Trade Commissioner.[citation needed]
Ayres was elected as a Democrat to theSixty-fourth,Sixty-fifth, andSixty-sixth Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in1920 to theSixty-seventh Congress. He was elected to theSixty-eighth and to the five succeeding Congresses and served until his resignation effective August 22, 1934, having been appointed a member of theFederal Trade Commission on June 30, 1934, in which capacity he served until his death inWashington, D.C., in 1952. He is buried in the Old Mission Cemetery inWichita, Kansas.[citation needed]
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromKansas's 8th congressional district 1915 - 1921 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromKansas's 8th congressional district 1923 - 1933 | District eliminated |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromKansas's 5th congressional district 1933 - 1934 | Succeeded by |
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