US Congressman. Born in Eagle Rock, Virginia, he later moved to Lorain County, Ohio, graduated from Western Reserve University, in 1936 and was a salesman for heating equipment in Akron, Ohio. During World War II, he served as a as a Private in the United States Army. After the war, he was president of the Ayres Heating & Insulation Company, Akron, Ohio. In 1951, he was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-second Congress and to the next nine succeeding Congresses, serving until 1971. After his final term, he resumed his position as president of the Ayres Heating & Insulation Company, Akron, Ohio. He died of heart kidney ailments at age 84 in Columbia, Maryland.
US Congressman. Born in Eagle Rock, Virginia, he later moved to Lorain County, Ohio, graduated from Western Reserve University, in 1936 and was a salesman for heating equipment in Akron, Ohio. During World War II, he served as a as a Private in the United States Army. After the war, he was president of the Ayres Heating & Insulation Company, Akron, Ohio. In 1951, he was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-second Congress and to the next nine succeeding Congresses, serving until 1971. After his final term, he resumed his position as president of the Ayres Heating & Insulation Company, Akron, Ohio. He died of heart kidney ailments at age 84 in Columbia, Maryland.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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