Background
Adair, Jackson Leroy was born on February 23, 1887 in Clayton, Illinois, United States. Son of Henry L. and Sarah Emily (Pevehouse) Adair.
Adair, Jackson Leroy was born on February 23, 1887 in Clayton, Illinois, United States. Son of Henry L. and Sarah Emily (Pevehouse) Adair.
Student Illinois College, 1907-1908. Bachelor of Laws, University of Michigan, 1911.
Admitted to bars of Michigan, Oklahoma and Illinois. Practiced at Muskogee, Oklahoma, 1911-1913. Returned to Quincy, Illinois.
City attorney, Quincy, Illinois, 1914-1916, state’s attorney Adams Company, 1916-1920 and 1924-1928.
State senator, 1928-1932. Member 73rd and 74th Congresses (1933-1937), 15th Illinois District United States District judge Southern District Illinois, since 1937.
Member Illinois State and American bar associations, Rho Sigma Rho. Mason, Elk, Moose, Eagle. Clubs: Peoria, Quincy Country.
Married April.