John A. M. Adair

John Alfred McDowell Adair


Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 8th district
In office March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1917
Preceded by	George W. Cromer
Succeeded by	Albert H. Vestal
Member of the Indiana House of Representatives
In office 1902
In office 1903
Personal details
Born	(1864-12-22)December 22, 1864 Portland, Indiana
Died	October 5, 1938(1938-10-05) (aged 73) Portland, Indiana
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic

John Alfred McDowell Adair (December 22, 1864^[1] – October 5, 1938^[2]) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.

Biography

Born in Portland, Indiana,^[1] Adair attended the public schools and Portland High School.^[2] 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.^[2]

Adair was elected as a Democrat to the Sixtieth^[1] 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.^[2]

He died in Portland, Indiana,^[2] October 5, 1938.^[3] He was interred in Green Park Cemetery.^[3]

References

1 2 3 "Adair, John A. M.". Men of 1914. Chicago: American Publishers' Association. 1915. OCLC 49777827.
1 2 3 4 5 United States Congress. "John A. M. Adair (id: A000027)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
1 2 "John Alfred McDowell Adair". Find A Grave. Retrieved 2008-05-10.

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by George W. Cromer	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 8th congressional district 1907–1917	Succeeded by Albert H. Vestal

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana

1st district	Prince Call Boon Blake Boon Proffit Owen Embree Albertson Lockhart Miller Lockhart Niblack Law Niblack Fuller Heilman Kleiner Hovey Posey Parrett Taylor Hemenway Foster Boehne Sr. Lieb Denton Luhring W. Wilson Rowbottom Boehne Jr. Schulte Madden Benjamin Hall Visclosky

2nd district	Jennings Carr Ewing J. W. Davis Ewing J. W. Davis Thompson Henley Dunham English Cravens Kerr Wolfe Williams Humphreys Cobb O'Neall Bretz Hardy Miers Chaney Cullop Bland Greenwood Durgan Halleck Landgrebe Fithian Sharp McIntosh Pence Chocola Donnelly Walorski

3rd district	Test O. Smith Test Carty Carr Graham Carr J. L. White T. Smith Robinson Dunham Dunn Hughes Dunn Harrington R. Hill Hunter Holman Kerr Carr Bicknell Stockslager Howard Brown Tracewell Zenor Cox Dunbar Gardner Dunbar Crowe Pettengill Grant Crook Crumpacker Nimtz Brademas Hiler Roemer Souder Stutzman Banks (elect)

4th district	Lane Dunn T. Smith Cravens C. Smith Julian Parker Lane Cumback Foley Holman Farquhar Holman Julian Je. Wilson New Sexton New Holman Watson Holman Griffith Dixon Benham Canfield Farley Gillie Kruse Adair Roush Quayle Coats Long Souder Buyer Rokita

5th district	McCarty Rariden Kennedy Brown Wick Brown Hendricks Parker Holloway Kilgore Julian Coburn Holman Browne Matson Cooper Overstreet Faris Holliday Moss Sanders N. Johnson Gillen Griswold Harness Walsh Beamer Roush Roudebush Hillis Jontz Buyer Burton Brooks

6th district	Kinnard Herod Wick Wallace J. W. Davis Dunn Gorman Hendricks Barbour Gregg Porter Dumont Coburn Voorhees Hunter Robinson Myers Browne H. Johnson Watson Barnard Gray Comstock Elliott Larrabee Jenckes N. Johnson Harden Wampler Roudebush Bray Evans Burton Pence Messer

7th district	Hannegan A. White Howard Lane Wright McGaughey Thompson McGaughey J. G. Davis Scott J. G. Davis Voorhees Washburn Orth Manson Cason Landers Hanna Matyr Peelle English Bynum Henry Overstreet Korbly Moores Updike Ludlow Greenwood Landis Noland Bray Myers Pease Kerns J. Carson A. Carson

8th district	Pettit McDonald Mace Ja. Wilson A. White Orth Tyner Hunter Hostetler Peirce Lamb Johnston Brookshire Faris Henry Cromer Adair Vestal Boehne Jr. La Follette Mitchell Denton Merrill Denton Zion Hayes Cornwell Deckard McCloskey Hostettler Ellsworth Bucshon

9th district	Sample Cathcart Fitch Eddy Shanks Cason M. White Orth Doxey Ward Cheadle Waugh Hanly Landis Morrison Purnell Crowe E. Wilson Hogan E. Wilson Hamilton B. Hill Sodrel B. Hill Young Hollingsworth (elect)

10th district	Kennedy Rockhill Harlan Brenton Chamberlain Case Mitchell Edgerton Defrees Williams Sayler Haymond Calkins Motte T. Wood Owen Patton Hammond Hatch Crumpacker Peterson W. Wood Gray Springer Harvey Harmon Harvey Roudebush Dennis Sharp Jacobs Jr. J. Carson

11th district	Harlan Pettit Shanks McDowell Stilwell Shanks Packard Evans Cowgill Steele Martin Steele Landis Rauch Kraus Cook Hall Griswold Larrabee Ludlow Jacobs Sr. Brownson Barr Bruce Jacobs Jr. Hudnut Jacobs Jr.

12th district	Hamilton Colerick Lowry J. B. White McClellan McNagny Leighty Robinson Gilbert Gilhams Cline Fairfield Hogg Ludlow

13th district	Baker Calkins Shively Ford Shively Conn Royse Brick Barnhart Hickey Pettengill

At-large	Hendricks Jennings Packard / Orth / Williams

Territory	Parke Thomas Jennings

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 13946621 LCCN: n91041689 US Congress: A000027

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