Richard S. Ayer

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(October 9, 1829 — December 14, 1896) Richard Small Ayer was a businessman and politician. Ayer was born in Montville, Maine in 1829 and moved to Virginia in 1865. Before the Civil War, he worked in agriculture and the mercantile industry. During the war, he joined the Union Army and served as a private, first lieutenant, and captain. After moving to Virginia in 1865, Ayer was a member of the state constitutional convention in 1867 to 1868. He was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from January 31, 1870 to March 3, 1871. After serving in Congress, he resumed work in agriculture, and served in the State House of Representatives. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/A000351]

Member of Virginia Delegation—The Civil Rights Act of 1875.

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