About Charles R. Ayre
Lived 1819 – 1889 (aged 69). Charles R. Ayre was a Canadian politician.
Charles Robert Ayre (December 22, 1819 – April 12, 1889) was an English-born merchant and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Burin in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1873 to 1878 as a Conservative.
He was born in Exeter and came to Newfoundland in 1842 as a clerk. By 1856, he had established his own business, Ayre and Sons, in St. John's with John Steer. Ayre served in the Legislative Council of Newfoundland from 1879 to 1889 and was a minister without portfolio in the Executive Council in 1885. He died in St. John's at the age of 69.
His son John also served in the Newfoundland assembly.
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Who was Charles R. Ayre?
Canadian politician (1819-1889)
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Charles R. Ayre was born on 22 December 1819.
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Charles R. Ayre died on 12 April 1889.
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Charles R. Ayre was a politician.
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Charles R. Ayre was Canadian.
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