Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/James H.B. Ayer
Quite leaving aside that  has no relevance to a subject who died over 150 years ago, I rather think that  would support the presumptive notability of a man who was mayor of what was, at the time, a city in the top 25 in population in the United States and a national leader in industry.  That a casual Google search wasn't fruitful is unsurprising, and commend other permutations such as "James Ayer" + Lowell
— [[User talk:Ravenswing|''' '' Ravenswing '' ''']], 20:37, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:BLP||WP:POLITICIAN (Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons)