John Alfred McDowell Adair | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's8th district | |
| In office March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1917 | |
| Preceded by | George W. Cromer |
| Succeeded by | Albert H. Vestal |
| Member of theIndiana House of Representatives | |
| In office 1902 | |
| In office 1903 | |
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| Born | (1864-12-22)December 22, 1864 |
| Died | October 5, 1938(1938-10-05) (aged 73) |
| Party | Democratic |
John Alfred McDowell Adair (December 22, 1864[1] – October 5, 1938[2]) was an American lawyer and politician who served five terms as aU.S. representative fromIndiana from 1907 to 1917.
Born inPortland, Indiana,[1] Adair attended the public schools and Portland High School[2] where he engaged in mercantile pursuits and served as clerk of the city of Portland 1888–1890.He also served as clerk of Jay County 1890-1895 where he studied law. Adair wasadmitted to the bar in 1895 and commenced practice inPortland, Indiana.He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1902 and 1903. During this time, he engaged in banking, being elected president of the First National Bank of Portland in 1904.[2]
Adair was elected as aDemocrat to theSixtieth[1] and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1917).He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in theDepartment of War (Sixty-third andSixty-fourth Congresses). However, he did not seek renomination in 1916, but was an unsuccessful Democratic nominee for Governor of Indiana.
Afterward, he resumed the banking business inPortland, Indiana. Later, he moved toWashington, D.C., in 1924 and served as vice president of Southern Dairies (Inc.) until 1931.He also served as chairman of the board of the Finance Service Co., inBaltimore, Maryland from 1933 to 1935, and served as vice president of the Atlas Tack Corporation inFairhaven, Massachusetts from 1935 to 1937. Adair also served as director of the Artloom Corporation,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1937.[2]
He died inPortland, Indiana,[2] October 5, 1938.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by | Democratic nominee forGovernor of Indiana 1916 | Succeeded by Carleton B. McCulloch |
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's 8th congressional district 1907–1917 | Succeeded by |
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