John A. M. Adair
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John Alfred McDowell Adair (December 22, 1864 – October 5, 1938) was a U.S. Representative
from Indiana
.
, Adair attended the public schools and Portland High School.
He engaged in mercantile pursuits.
He served as clerk of the city of Portland 1888-1890.
He served as clerk of Jay County 1890-1895.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
in 1895 and commenced practice in Portland, Indiana
.
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1902 and 1903.
He engaged in banking, being elected president of the First National Bank of Portland in 1904.
Adair was elected as a Democrat
to the Sixtieth
and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1907-March 3, 1917).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of War
(Sixty-third
and Sixty-fourth
Congresses).
He did not seek renomination in 1916 but was an unsuccessful Democratic nominee for Governor of Indiana.
He resumed the banking business in Portland, Indiana
.
He moved to Washington, D.C.
, in 1924 and served as vice president of Southern Dairies (Inc.) until 1931.
He served as chairman of the board of the Finance Service Co., in Baltimore, Maryland from 1933 to 1935.
He served as vice president of the Atlas Tack Corporation, Fairhaven, Massachusetts
from 1935 to 1937.
He served as director of the Artloom Corporation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, in 1937.
He died in Portland, Indiana
, October 5, 1938.
He was interred in Green Park Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
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from Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
.
Biography
Born in Portland, IndianaPortland, Indiana
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 6,437 people, 2,739 households, and 1,750 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,566.8 people per square mile . There were 2,928 housing units at an average density of 712.7 per square mile...
, Adair attended the public schools and Portland High School.
He engaged in mercantile pursuits.
He served as clerk of the city of Portland 1888-1890.
He served as clerk of Jay County 1890-1895.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
in 1895 and commenced practice in Portland, Indiana
Portland, Indiana
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 6,437 people, 2,739 households, and 1,750 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,566.8 people per square mile . There were 2,928 housing units at an average density of 712.7 per square mile...
.
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1902 and 1903.
He engaged in banking, being elected president of the First National Bank of Portland in 1904.
Adair was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Sixtieth
60th United States Congress
The Sixtieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1907 to March 4, 1909, during the last two years of...
and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1907-March 3, 1917).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of War
United States Department of War
The United States Department of War, also called the War Department , was the United States Cabinet department originally responsible for the operation and maintenance of the United States Army...
(Sixty-third
63rd United States Congress
- House of Representatives:*Democratic : 291 *Republican : 134*Progressive : 9*Independent : 1TOTAL members: 435-Senate:*President of the Senate: Thomas R. Marshall*President pro tempore: James P. Clarke-Senate:...
and Sixty-fourth
64th United States Congress
The Sixty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1915 to March 4, 1917, during the third and fourth...
Congresses).
He did not seek renomination in 1916 but was an unsuccessful Democratic nominee for Governor of Indiana.
He resumed the banking business in Portland, Indiana
Portland, Indiana
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 6,437 people, 2,739 households, and 1,750 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,566.8 people per square mile . There were 2,928 housing units at an average density of 712.7 per square mile...
.
He moved to Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, in 1924 and served as vice president of Southern Dairies (Inc.) until 1931.
He served as chairman of the board of the Finance Service Co., in Baltimore, Maryland from 1933 to 1935.
He served as vice president of the Atlas Tack Corporation, Fairhaven, Massachusetts
Fairhaven, Massachusetts
Fairhaven is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is located on the south coast of Massachusetts where the Acushnet River flows into Buzzards Bay, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean...
from 1935 to 1937.
He served as director of the Artloom Corporation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
, in 1937.
He died in Portland, Indiana
Portland, Indiana
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 6,437 people, 2,739 households, and 1,750 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,566.8 people per square mile . There were 2,928 housing units at an average density of 712.7 per square mile...
, October 5, 1938.
He was interred in Green Park Cemetery.