Roy E. Ayers
| Roy Elmer Ayers | |
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| 11th Governor of Montana | |
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In office January 4, 1937 – January 6, 1941 |
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| Lieutenant | Hugh R. Adair |
| Preceded by | Elmer Holt |
| Succeeded by | Sam C. Ford |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Montana's 2nd district |
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In office March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937 |
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| Preceded by | Scott Leavitt |
| Succeeded by | James F. O'Connor |
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November 9, 1882 Lewistown, Montana Territory |
| Died | May 23, 1955 (aged 72) Lewistown, Montana |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Profession | Lawyer, rancher |
Roy Elmer Ayers (November 9, 1882 – May 23, 1955) was a U.S. Democratic politician. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and as the 11th Governor of Montana. He was the first governor of Montana to be born in what would become the state of Montana.
Ayers was born on a ranch near Lewistown in the Territory of Montana, and attended the rural schools in the area. He attended Lewistown High School and graduated from the law department of Valparaiso University in 1903. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Lewistown, He also became engaged in ranching and the raising of livestock. On June 7, 1905 he married Ellen Simpson and the couple had three children.
Ayers served as attorney of Fergus County, Montana from 1905 to 1909, and Judge of the Tenth Judicial District of Montana from 1913 to 1921. During the First World War, Ayers served as chairman of the Fergus County Exemption Board. He was the Justice of the State supreme court from January 1922 until his resignation on November 22, 1922, when he resumed ranching and the private practice of law in Lewistown. In 1924, he ran for Governor of Montana, but lost in the Democratic primary to John E. Erickson, who would later go on to win the general election. Ayers challenged him in the primary again in 1928, and was defeated by less than a thousand votes by Erickson, who again won the general election.
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