Background
Adair, Edwin Ross was born on December 14, 1907 in Albion, Indiana, United States. Son of Edwin L. and Alice (Prickett) Adair.
Adair, Edwin Ross was born on December 14, 1907 in Albion, Indiana, United States. Son of Edwin L. and Alice (Prickett) Adair.
Bachelor of Arts, Hillsdale (Michigan) College, 1928. Bachelor of Laws, George Washington University, 1933. Doctor of Laws, Indiana Institute Technology.
Admitted to Indiana bar, 1933, practiced law, Fort Wayne. Member 82d to 91st United States Congresses 4th Indiana District. United States ambassador to Ethiopia, 1971-1974.
Member Government"s Commision on Rights of Privacy, 1975-1976. Past board directors Parkview Memorial Hospital. Served in Army of the United States, 1941-1945.
Member Indiana State, Fort Wayne bar associations, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Interparliamentary Union (past delegate), Delta Sigma Phi (past national president), Phi Alpha Delta.
Mason (33 degree, Shriner).
Married Marian East. Wood, July 21, 1934. Children: Caroline Ann (Mistress David A. Dimmers), Stephen Wood.