H. Welborn Ayres
| Harrison Welborn Ayres | |
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| Judge of the Louisiana Second Judicial District Court in Jonesboro | |
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In office 1942 – December 31, 1953 |
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| Judge of Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal in Shreveport | |
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In office January 1, 1954 – April 30, 1975 |
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| Preceded by | J. Frank McInnis |
| Succeeded by | Charles A. Marvin |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 30, 1900 Louisiana USA |
| Died | May 14, 1985 (aged 85) Shreveport Caddo Parish Louisiana |
| Resting place | Forest Park East Cemetery in Shreveport |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Edna Ewing Ayres (married 1929–1985, his death) |
| Children | James Ewing Ayres |
| Parents | James W. and Lula Bumgardner Ayres |
| Residence |
(1) Jonesboro, Jackson Parish |
| Alma mater |
former Ashland High School |
| Occupation | Judge; Attorney |
| Religion | United Methodist Church |
(1) Jonesboro, Jackson Parish
Louisiana
former Ashland High School
Harrison Welborn Ayres (April 30, 1900 – May 14, 1985) was a 20th-century judge of the Louisiana Second Judicial District Court, based in Jonesboro, and the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal, anchored in Shreveport.
Ayres was born to James W. Ayres (1867–1922) and the former Lula Bumgardner (1869–1942) in the village of in northern . On May 21, 1918, Ayres graduated from the former Ashland High School. The commencement ceremony was held in the since disbanded Ashland Methodist Church because a fire had destroyed the school building only a few weeks earlier. He then obtained his law degree from the Louisiana State University Law Center in Baton Rouge. In 1979, Ayres, as a former judge, penned a manuscript containing part of the history of the village within the annual report of the Ramah Cemetery Association.
After law school, Ayres practiced from 1925 to 1941 in both Jonesboro, the parish seat of Jackson Parish, and Arcadia in adjacent Bienville Parish. He served on the district court from 1942 to 1953, having been unopposed in 1942 and 1948. He was thereafter elected in July 1952, as a Democrat to the ten-parish circuit court, a position which he filled after a long waiting period on January 1, 1954. He defeated the Minden attorney John T. Campbell (1903–1993), for the right to succeed the retiring Judge J. Frank McInnis, a Bienville Parish native residing in Minden.
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