Richard S. Ayer
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Richard Small Ayer was a U.S. Representative
from Virginia
.
Born in Montville, Maine
, Ayer attended the common schools.
He was engaged for a number of years in agricultural and mercantile pursuits.
During the Civil War
enlisted in 1861 in the Union Army
as a private in Company A, Fourth Regiment, Maine Volunteer Infantry.
He was subsequently promoted to first lieutenant and was mustered out as a captain on March 22, 1863, for disability.
He settled in Virginia in 1865 and located near Warsaw.
He served as delegate to the Virginia constitutional convention in 1867-1868.
Upon the readmission of the State of Virginia to representation Ayer was elected as a Republican
to the Forty-first
Congress and served from January 31, 1870, until March 3, 1871.
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1870.
He engaged in agricultural pursuits.
He returned to Montville, Maine
.
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1888.
He died in Liberty, Maine
, December 14, 1896.
He was interred in Mount Repose Cemetery, Montville, Maine
.
United States House of Representatives
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from Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
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Born in Montville, Maine
Montville, Maine
Montville is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,002 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water....
, Ayer attended the common schools.
He was engaged for a number of years in agricultural and mercantile pursuits.
During the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
enlisted in 1861 in the Union Army
Union Army
The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...
as a private in Company A, Fourth Regiment, Maine Volunteer Infantry.
He was subsequently promoted to first lieutenant and was mustered out as a captain on March 22, 1863, for disability.
He settled in Virginia in 1865 and located near Warsaw.
He served as delegate to the Virginia constitutional convention in 1867-1868.
Upon the readmission of the State of Virginia to representation Ayer was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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to the Forty-first
41st United States Congress
-House of Representatives:- Senate :* President : Schuyler Colfax* President pro tempore: Henry B. Anthony - House of Representatives :* Speaker: James G. Blaine -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...
Congress and served from January 31, 1870, until March 3, 1871.
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1870.
He engaged in agricultural pursuits.
He returned to Montville, Maine
Montville, Maine
Montville is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,002 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water....
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He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1888.
He died in Liberty, Maine
Liberty, Maine
Liberty is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States. The population was 927 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:...
, December 14, 1896.
He was interred in Mount Repose Cemetery, Montville, Maine
Montville, Maine
Montville is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,002 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water....
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Source
- Richard S. Ayer at Find-A-Grave