Sayre graduated from as a part of Flushing High School's first class in 1878.

[1] Sayre served as the Flushing Township clerk for seven years.

Sayre served as justice of the peace in Flushing, Michigan, from 1888 to 1892.

After organizing the Peoples State Bank in Flushing, Michigan, and served as its first president.

[1] Sayre was a number of multiple Masonic organizations, including the Shrine.