Edwin Ross Adair

Republican Representative of Indiana's 4th district

Congresses Served

House Terms

December 14, 1907 (75 years old)

Birthday

May 5, 1983

Death

Served as a U.S. Representative for ten terms from 1951 to 1971.
Elected as a Republican from Indiana’s 4th congressional district.
Voted in favor of significant civil rights legislation, including the Civil Rights Acts of 1957, 1960, 1964, and 1968, as well as the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Held the position of United States Ambassador to Ethiopia from 1971 to 1974.
Participated in World War II as a second lieutenant in the Quartermaster Corps Reserve, earning battle stars for multiple campaigns.
Practiced law in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after his congressional career and until his death.
Interred at Greenlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum in Fort Wayne.