E. Ross Adair
E. Ross Adair | |
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United States Ambassador to Ethiopia | |
In office July 8, 1971 – February 12, 1974 | |
Preceded by | William O. Hall |
Succeeded by | Arthur W. Hummel Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | Albion, Indiana, US | December 14, 1907
Died | May 5, 1983 Fort Wayne, Indiana, US | (aged 75)
Resting place | Greenlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum in Fort Wayne, Indiana |
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | Hillsdale College, A.B. George Washington University Law School, J.D. |
Occupation | Attorney |
Edwin Ross Adair (December 14, 1907 – May 5, 1983) was an American lawyer and
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
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.
Ambassador
He served as the
Later career and death
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
Citations
- ^ "HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957". GovTrack.us.
- ^ "HR 8601. PASSAGE".
- ^ "H.R. 7152. PASSAGE".
- ^ "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".
- ^ "TO PASS H.R. 6400, THE 1965 VOTING RIGHTS ACT".
- ^ "S.J. RES. 29. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO BAN THE USE OF POLL TAX AS A REQUIREMENT FOR VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS". GovTrack.us.
Sources
- This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- United States Congress. "E. Ross Adair (id: A000024)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.