James Hazen Brickett Ayer (1788–1864) served as the eighth Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts.https://libguides.uml.edu/c.php?g=529205&p=3619843

Prior to becoming mayor, Ayer served as the manager of the lumber department at Merrimack Mills, and as Paymaster for the Locks and Canals Company, both in Lowell.

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