Moses Ayrton
[1] His parents were Moses Airton, who was a woolen waste dealer, and his wife Martha Chappell.Ayrton worked through his youth as a grocer's assistant and also became a Wesleyan Methodist lay reader.He also became politically minded and joined the Independent Labour Party which reflected his Christian beliefs, compassion and social conscience.[1] Ayrton emigrated to New Zealand in 1908 and from 1910 to 1919 served as a missionary in North Taranaki, Tauranga, Greymouth, Runanga, Denniston.[1] Ayrton was a member of the local Social Democratic Party executive and would represent it at national conferences.