Please answer the following question: What key details about lewis malone ayer , jr. . can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: lewis malone ayer , jr. -lrb- november 21 , 1821 -- march 8 , 1895 -rrb- was a south carolina politician who served as a confederate congressman during the american civil war . ayer was born near barnwell , south carolina , and educated in the common schools . he attended law school and passed his bar exam . after establishing a successful practice , he served in the state legislature from 1848 until 1856 . he married anna patterson and raised a family . an ardent supporter of states rights , ayer signed the ordinance of secession and represented south carolina in the confederate congress from 1862 until the war 's end in 1865 . he died in 1895 in anderson , south carolina .
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- death place is anderson , south carolina , u.s.- successor is constituency abolished- party is democratic- death date is 8 march 1895- predecessor is constituency established- office is member south carolina 's 3rd district of the confederate states house of representatives from- spouse is anna patterson- term end is may 10 , 1865- term start is february 18 , 1862- birth date is 21 november 1821- name is lewis malone ayer , jr. .- image is lewis malone ayer , jr. . jpg- birth place is barnwell , south carolina , u.s.- alma mater is harvard university university of virginia university of south carolina