Morgan Brown Ayres, Jr. (March 27, 1931 — January 21, 2022)Morgan Brown Ayres, Jr in the Knoxville News Sentinel; posted online March 16, 2022; retrieved January 7, 2025 was an American politician who represented the 7th district in the Tennessee Senate.
Ayres served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War, after which he became an investment banker.Former State Senator to Be Remembered March 25, by Stacey Schrader Joslin; at the Tennessee Bar Association; published January 31, 2022; retrieved January 7, 2025
In 1964, Ayres began lobbying for legislation, and in 1966SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 1365: A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of Morgan Brown Ayres, Jr., of Knoxville, at the Tennessee General Assembly; retrieved January 7, 2025 he ran for office and was elected, serving for eight years. His legislative accomplishments included sponsoring the 1971 repeal of dry state legislation.
Personal life Ayres was the grandson of University of Tennessee president Brown Ayres.A consequential man: Brown Ayres remembers, by Betty Bean, in Knox TN Today; published November 14, 2018; retrieved January 8, 2025
He was married and divorced three times; after granting his third divorce, the judge humorously issued an order forbidding him to remarry a fourth time.
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