Roy E. Ayers

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Roy E. Ayers

Roy Elmer Ayers (born November 9, 1882 in Lewistown , Montana , †  May 23, 1955 in Lewistown, Montana) was an American lawyer and politician and from 1937 to 1941 the eleventh governor of the state of Montana.

Early years

Roy Ayers attended Lewistown High School and then studied law at Valparaiso University . There he made his law exam in 1903. Between 1905 and 1909 he was a district attorney in Fergus County . From 1908 to 1912 he was a member of the School Board of Education of Montana. He was then a judge in the tenth judicial district of his state between 1913 and 1922. In 1922, he served as a Montana Supreme Court Justice for several months . Then he practiced privately as a lawyer. Ayers was a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1906 and 1940 he took part in all regional party conventions of the Democrats. In 1920 and 1940 he was also a delegate to the respective Democratic National Conventions . From 1933 to 1937 he represented his state in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC On November 3, 1936 he was elected the new governor of Montana.

Governor of Montana

Ayers began his four-year term on January 4, 1937. During his tenure, the consequences of the global economic crisis were overcome. Montana also benefited from President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal policies . Ayers managed to consolidate the budget and reduce debt. A change in the law strengthened the governor's position. In 1940 his planned re-election failed. Therefore, he had to resign on January 6, 1941 from his office.

After the end of his tenure, Ayers withdrew from politics. He devoted himself to his private interests, which included running a ranch. Roy Ayers died on May 23, 1955. He was married to Ellen Simpson, with whom he had three children.

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SURNAME Ayers, Roy E.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ayers, Roy Elmer (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH November 9, 1882
PLACE OF BIRTH near Lewistown , Montana
DATE OF DEATH May 23, 1955
Place of death Lewistown , Montana