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E. Ross Adair
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Indiana's 4th district
In office
January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1971
Preceded byEdward H. Kruse
Succeeded byJ. Edward Roush
United States Ambassador to Ethiopia
In office
July 8, 1971 – February 12, 1974
Preceded byWilliam O. Hall
Succeeded byArthur W. Hummel Jr.
Personal details
Born(1907-12-14)December 14, 1907
Albion, Indiana
DiedMay 5, 1983(1983-05-05) (aged 75)
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Political partyRepublican
Alma materHillsdale College, A.B.
George Washington University Law School, J.D.
OccupationAttorney

Edwin Ross Adair (December 14, 1907 – May 5, 1983) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.

Early life

Born in Albion, Indiana, Adair attended grade and high schools in that city. He graduated from Hillsdale College in Michigan, A.B., 1928, and from George Washington University Law School, Washington, D.C., LL.B., 1933.

He was admitted to the Indiana bar in 1933 and commenced the practice of law in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He served as probate commissioner of Allen County, Indiana from 1940 to 1950. During World War II, he was called to active duty as a second lieutenant in the Quartermaster Corps Reserve in September 1941 and served until October 1945. He received battle stars for the Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhine and Central European campaigns.

U.S. Representative

Adair was elected as a Republican from Indiana's 4th congressional district to the Eighty-second and to the nine succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1971). Adair voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957,[1] 1960,[2] 1964,[3] and 1968,[4] and the Voting Rights Act of 1965,[5] but voted present on the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.[6] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1970 to the Ninety-second Congress. He served as the United States Ambassador to Ethiopia from 1971 to 1974.

He resumed the practice of law in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he resided until his death there, May 5, 1983. He was interred at Greenlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum in Fort Wayne.

See also

References

  1. ^ "HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957". GovTrack.us.
  2. ^ "HR 8601. PASSAGE".
  3. ^ "H.R. 7152. PASSAGE".
  4. ^ "TO PASS H.R. 2516, A BILL TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES FOR INTERFERENCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS. INTERFERENCE WITH A PERSON ENGAGED IN ONE OF THE 8 ACTIVITIES PROTECTED UNDER THIS BILL MUST BE RACIALLY MOTIVATED TO INCUR THE BILL'S PENALTIES".
  5. ^ "TO PASS H.R. 6400, THE 1965 VOTING RIGHTS ACT".
  6. ^ "S.J. RES. 29. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO BAN THE USE OF POLL TAX AS A REQUIREMENT FOR VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS". GovTrack.us.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Indiana's 4th congressional district
1951 – 1971 		Succeeded by
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Ethiopia
1971–1974 		Succeeded by
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