E. Ross Adair

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E. Ross Adair

AKA Edwin Ross Adair

Born: 14-Dec-1907
Birthplace: Albion, IN
Died: 5-May-1983
Location of death: Fort Wayne, IN
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Greenlawn Memorial Park, Fort Wayne, IN

Gender: Male
Religion: Methodist [1]
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Republican

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Congressman from Indiana, 1951-71

Military service: US Army (Quartermaster Corps, 1941-45, 2nd Lt.)

[1] Forest Park United Methodist Church, Fort Wayne, IN.

Father: Edwin Luther Adair (newspaper publisher)
Mother: Alice Prickett
Wife: Marion E. Wood (m. 21-Jul-1934, until his death, one son, one daughter)
Son: Stephen Adair
Daughter: Caroline Dimmers

High School: Albion High School, Albion, IN (1924)
University: AB, Hillsdale College (1928)
Law School: LLB, George Washington University Law School (1933)

Adair, Perry, Beers, Mallers & Larmore Partner
US Ambassador to Ethiopia (1971-74)
US Congressman, Indiana 4th (3-Jan-1951 to 3-Jan-1971)
Indiana State Official Probate Commissioner, Allen County, IN (1940-50)
American Bar Association
American Legion
Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity
Freemasonry
Indiana State Bar Association 1933
Loyal Order of Moose
Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity
Shriners
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Heart Bypass Operation 4-May-1983

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