Roy E. Ayers

Roy Elmer Ayers (* November 9, 1882 in Lewistown, Montana, † May 23, 1955 in Lewistown, Montana) was an American lawyer and politician and from 1937 to 1941, the eleventh governor of Montana.

Early years

Roy Ayers attended the Lewistown High School and then studied at the Valparaiso University law. There he made ​​his law degree in 1903. Between 1905 and 1909 he was district attorney in Fergus County. From 1908 to 1912 he served on the school board ( Board of Education ) of Montana. After that, he was 1913-1922 Judge in the Tenth Judicial District of the State of. In 1922, he was for several months a judge at the Supreme Court of Montana. Thereafter, he practiced privately as an attorney. Ayers was a member of the Democratic Party. Between 1906 and 1940 he participated in all regional party days of the Democrats. In the years 1920 and 1940 he was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions relevant. From 1933 to 1937 he represented his state in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington. On November 3, 1936, he was elected governor of Montana.

Governor of Montana

Ayers began his four -year term on January 4, 1937. During his tenure, the effects of the global economic crisis could be overcome. Also Montana benefited from the New Deal policies of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Ayers is to consolidate the budget and reduce debt succeeded. The position of the governor was strengthened by amending legislation. In 1940, failed his planned re-election. Therefore, he had to resign from his post on January 6, 1941.

After the end of his tenure, Ayers retired from politics. He devoted himself to his private interests, including the management of a ranch belonged. Roy Ayers died in May 1955. He was married to Ellen Simpson, with whom he had three children.