Frederick C. Ayer

Early Years

James Ayer is the younger brother of Frederick Ayer. The brothers moved to Lowell, Massachusetts, and lived with their uncle.

Business

Frederick was James C. Ayer's younger brother and did business with him, including patent medicines.

Frederick Ayer controlled the Tremont and Suffolk Mills. He combined them with many textile operations in Lawrence in 1899 to establish American Woolen Company, which owned 60 mills in New England.

His daughter married George Patton in 1910 and lived in the Ayer Mansion, which was a former Franco-American School.

In addition to textiles, he was involved in other businesses, including co-founding the Arctic Coal Company.

Death and Monument

Frederick Ayer died in 1918. The monument of Frederick C. Ayer, located in Lowell Cemetery, is the tallest monument in the Cemetery.