Aaron Ayers (1836 – 16 September 1900) arrived in Christchurch, New Zealand, from England as a newly married man in his mid 20s.

The building is these days registered with the New Zealand Historic Places Trust as Category II, with registration number 3730.

[7] Charles Hulbert and Ayers were nominated for the mayoralty in Christchurch November 1883,[8] and since both were well-known personalities, the election campaign period was interesting and lively.

Louisson stood for the mayoralty after a public request made by the other eleven councillors (including Samuel Manning, Samuel Paull Andrews, William Prudhoe and Charles Gray), nine ex mayors (John Ollivier, Henry Sawtell, Fred Hobbs, Henry Thomson, William Wilson, Charles Hulbert, James Gapes, John Anderson and George Ruddenklau) and 13 ex councillors (including Daniel Reese).

[18] Ayers retired at the end of his mayoralty a year later, and Louisson decided to stand again and was elected unopposed.

[20] The death on 17 December 1886 of John Coster, who represented the Heathcote electorate in Parliament, caused an 1887 by-election.

There were several people interested in standing in the electorate, but with Frederic Jones and Ayers, who had just been elected as Mayor of Christchurch, considered as the only contenders as having a chance of success,[21] most other candidates withdrew from the contest.

[24] Westby Perceval, Ayers, Henry Thomson and Eden George contested the Christchurch South electorate in the 1887 election.

[27][28] After suffering from failing health for some time, Ayers died on 16 September 1900 at his home in River Road in Avonside.