William Augustus Ayres

This article is about the Kansas congressman. For the Ohio congressman, see William H. Ayres.

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]}

William A. Ayres
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 5th district
In office March 4, 1933 – August 22, 1934
Preceded by	James G. Strong
Succeeded by	John Mills Houston
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 8th 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

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

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Victor Murdock	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 8th congressional district 1915 - 1921	Succeeded by Richard Ely Bird
Preceded by Richard Ely Bird	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 8th congressional district 1923 - 1933	District eliminated
Preceded by James George Strong	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 5th congressional district 1933 - 1934	Succeeded by John Mills Houston