Background

Ayres, Philip Wheelock was born on May 26, 1861 in Winterset, Iowa, United States. Son of Elias J. and Ardelia (Wheelock) Ayres.

Education

Bachelor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1884. Doctor of Philisophy, Johns Hopkins, 1888. Honorary Doctor of Science, University of New Hampshire, 1926.

Middlebury College, 1936.

Career

General secretary Associate Charities, Cincinnati, 1889-1895. Studied penal and charitable institutions in Europe, 1895. General secretary Bureau Associate Charities, Chicago, 1895-1897.

Assistant secretary Charity Organisation Society, New York, 1897-1900.

Forester, Society for Protection of New Hampshire (U.S.) Forests, 1901-1935. Consultant forester since 1935.

Achievements

• Philip Wheelock Ayres has been listed as a noteworthy forester by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member New Hampshire (U.S.) Constitutional Convention, 1919-1921 and 1928. Member New Hampshire (U.S.) Commision on Arts and Crafts. Clubs: Twentieth Century (Boston).

Connections

Married Alice Stanley Taylor, August 8, 1899. Children: Ruth Wheelock, Dwight Taylor.

Father:

Elias J. Ayres

Mother:

Ardelia (Wheelock) Ayres

Spouse:

Alice Stanley Taylor

child:

Dwight Taylor Ayres

child:

Ruth Wheelock Ayres