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J.P. Ayers

J.P. Ayers

Full Name: J. P. Ayers
Other surnames: Ayres
Date of birth: September 24, 1838
Date of death: March 1, 1885

Terms of Service

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 50 Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885 18th (1) (2)   Democrat Bryan / Brazos   Brazos
H 28 Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883 17th (3) (4) (5)   Democrat Bryan / Brazos   Brazos

Terms of service footnotes


(1) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883. ↩
(2) Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883. ↩
(3) "J.P. Ayers, for representative, together with the straight democratic ticket, is elected. This is the first complete triumph of the democracy in Brazos since the war," p. 1, 11/5/1880. Galveston Daily News. ↩
(4) Independent Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News. ↩
(5) J.P. Ayres, Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881. ↩

Terms of Service

Legislatures:
18th (1) (2)  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Bryan / Brazos
Counties in district:
Brazos

Legislatures:
17th (3) (4) (5)  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Bryan / Brazos
Counties in district:
Brazos

Terms of service notes


(1) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883. ↩
(2) Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883. ↩
(3) "J.P. Ayers, for representative, together with the straight democratic ticket, is elected. This is the first complete triumph of the democracy in Brazos since the war," p. 1, 11/5/1880. Galveston Daily News. ↩
(4) Independent Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News. ↩
(5) J.P. Ayres, Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881. ↩

Biographical Information

  • Memorial committee, resolution, and page, 19th Legislature, 3/30/1885, pp. 405, 409, 438-439. Death year estimated from memorial date in Journal. Resolutions - Memorial.

  • Photograph. J.P. Ayers, 18th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Committee Information

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