[1] His second wife, Helen Ayres (b.1869), was one of the founders of the Woman's National Democratic League (est.1896) in New York City.

[2] Ayres worked in the publishing business at Penn Yan and became editor of the Yates County Chronicle.

Ayres wrote several books and many history articles, and lectured at the New York University Summer School in 1914.

He engaged in the cultivation of oranges at Clearwater, Florida, in winter and in the real estate business at Woodstock, New York, during the summer.

[6] This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress