He was born in St. John's and educated at the Methodist College there and at Liverpool College in England. After completing his education, he entered the family business in 1898,[1] becoming a director in 1914 and chairman of the board in 1937. Ayre was also president of the Newfoundland Clothing Company.[2]
He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Newfoundland assembly in 1924 and in 1928 before being elected in 1932. Ayre resigned his seat in 1933.[1] He served in the Newfoundland Executive Council as a minister without portfolio. Ayre died in St. John's in 1953.[2]
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^ abc(PDF). Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-06-29.
james, ayre, james, stewart, ayre, august, 1881, 1953, businessman, political, figure, newfoundland, represented, port, grave, newfoundland, labrador, house, assembly, from, 1932, 1933, born, john, educated, methodist, college, there, liverpool, college, engla. James Stewart Ayre August 15 1881 1 1953 was a businessman and political figure in Newfoundland He represented Port de Grave in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1932 to 1933 2 He was born in St John s and educated at the Methodist College there and at Liverpool College in England After completing his education he entered the family business in 1898 1 becoming a director in 1914 and chairman of the board in 1937 Ayre was also president of the Newfoundland Clothing Company 2 He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Newfoundland assembly in 1924 and in 1928 before being elected in 1932 Ayre resigned his seat in 1933 1 He served in the Newfoundland Executive Council as a minister without portfolio Ayre died in St John s in 1953 2 References edit a b c Members of the Legislature 1932 1933 PDF Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly Archived from the original PDF on 2015 06 29 a b c Smallwood Joseph R 1981 Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador Vol v 1 p 1010 ISBN 0 920508 14 6 nbsp nbsp This article about a Newfoundland and Labrador politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James S Ayre amp oldid 1140395460, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
