E. Ross Adair
| E. Ross Adair | |
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United States Representative for Indiana's 4th congressional district
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| In office January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1971 (defeated) | |
| Preceded by | Edward H. Kruse |
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| Succeeded by | J. Edward Roush |
United States Ambassador to Ethiopia
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| In office July 8, 1971 – February 12, 1974 | |
| Preceded by | William O. Hall |
| Succeeded by | Arthur W. Hummel, Jr. |
| Born | December 14, 1907 Albion, Noble County, Indiana |
| Died | May 5, 1983 (aged 75) Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Marian Wood Adair |
| Children | E. Ross Adair, Jr. (1940-1941)[1] |
| Alma mater | Hillsdale College (Michigan) George Washington University Law School. |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Military Service
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| Service/branch | United States Army (Quartermaster Corps Reserve) |
| Years of service | 1941 to 1945 |
| Rank | Second Lieutenant |
Edwin Ross Adair, known as E. Ross Adair (December 14, 1907 – May 5, 1983), was an American attorney who served ten terms from 1951 to 1971 as a Republican United States Representative for Indiana's 4th congressional district.
Born in Albion, the seat of government for Noble County in northeastern Indiana, Adair attended public schools. He then graduated in 1928 from Hillsdale College in Michigan, with his bachelor's degree. In 1933, he graduated from George Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C., and then launched his law practice in Fort Wayne in Allen County in northeastern Indiana. From 1940 to 1950, he was the probate commissioner of Allen County. In 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 won his first term in Congress in 1950. He was defeated in his bid for an eleventh term in the election of 1970. U.S. President Richard M. Nixon then appointed him as the U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia. He served from 1971 to 1974 and then resumed his legal practice in Fort Wayne, at which he resided until his death there at the age of seventy-five. He was interred at Greenlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum in Fort Wayne.[2]
The E. Ross Adair Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Fort Wayne is named in Representative Adair's honor.
