David Cooper Ayres

D. Cooper Ayres
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Brown 2nd district
In office
January 2, 1871 – January 6, 1873
Preceded byMichael Dockry
Succeeded byWilliam H. Bartran
In office
January 6, 1868 – January 4, 1869
Preceded byRandall Wilcox
Succeeded byRandall Wilcox
Personal details
Born(1820-01-25)January 25, 1820
Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
DiedFebruary 1, 1890(1890-02-01) (aged 70)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Resting placeGreen-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
  • Rosetta Chapeze
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    (m. 1844; died 1845)​
  • Mary Frances Camp
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    (died 1871)​
  • Susan Augusta Cotton
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    (m. 1874⁠–⁠1890)​
Children
  • James Cooper Ayres
  • (b. 1849; died 1899)
  • Rosetta (Headley)
  • (b. 1853; died 1932)
  • Frank Camp Ayres
  • (b. 1866; died 1947)
Nickname"The Fighting Surgeon of the Seventh"
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Volunteers
Union Army
Years of service1861–1865
RankSurgeon, USV
Unit7th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

David Cooper Ayres (January 25, 1820 – February 1, 1890) was a Wisconsin physician who was a military surgeon during the American Civil War and served three one-year terms as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.[1] In historical documents his name is often abbreviated as D. Cooper Ayres.

  1. ^ State of Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. "Members of the Wisconsin Legislature 1848–1999". Information Bulletin 99-1 (September 1999), p. 24