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'''Edwin Ross Adair'', known as '''E. Ross Adair''' (December 14, 1907 –  May 5, 1983), was an [[United States|American]] [[attorney]] who served ten terms from 1951 to 1971 as a [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[United States Representative]] for [[Indiana]]'s 4th congressional district.

'''Edwin Ross Adair'', known as '''E. Ross Adair''' (December 14, 1907 –  May 5, 1983), was an [[United States|American]] [[attorney]] who served ten terms from 1951 to 1971 as a [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[United States Representative]] for [[Indiana]]'s 4th congressional district.

Born in Albion, the seat of government for Noble County,   Adair attended public schools. He then graduated in 1928 from [[Hillsdale College]] in [[Michigan]], with his bachelor's degree and in 1933 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.<ref>ADAIR, Edwin Ross | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives, accessed April 29, 2022.</ref>

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.<ref>ADAIR, Edwin Ross | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives, accessed April 29, 2022.</ref>

The E. Ross Adair Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Fort Wayne is named in Representative Adair's honor.

The E. Ross Adair Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Fort Wayne is named in Representative Adair's honor.