Background
Adams, Russell BAird was born on December 28, 1910 in Wheeling, West Virginia, United States. Son of Russell Updegraff and Daisy Dell (Hilton) Adams.
Adams, Russell BAird was born on December 28, 1910 in Wheeling, West Virginia, United States. Son of Russell Updegraff and Daisy Dell (Hilton) Adams.
Student, Elliott Business College, Wheeling, 1926; student, Bethany College, 1926-1927; student, University Kentucky, 1927.
Office manager, Bradford Supply Company, 1927-1928;
clerk, John Jay McKay, Sistersville, West Virginia, 1928-1930;
various positions in office of chief post office inspector, Post Office Department, 1930-1936;
appointed post office inspector, Post Office Department, 1936;
translations to, Civil Aeronautics Administration (later Civil Aeronautics Board), 1939;
serving in various capacities in economics bureau, appointed director, Civil Aeronautics Administration (later Civil Aeronautics Board), 1945;
member Civil Aeronautics Board, Civil Aeronautics Administration (later Civil Aeronautics Board), 1948. Republican interdependent advising committee on surplus aircraft disposal, 1944-1946. Technical adviser United States delegate International Civil Aviation Conference, Chicago, 1944, 1st Interim Assembly, Provisional International Civil Aviation Organisation, Montreal, Canada, 1946.
Member United States Section Committee of International Technology Aerial Legal Experts, 1946. Chairman economics division Air Coordinating Committee, 1946-1950. Alternate representative Civil Aeronautics Board, 1946-1950.
Member International Civil Aviation Organisation Panel, 1947-1950. Alternate delegate United States delegate First Assembly International Civil Aviation Organisation, Montreal, Canada, 1947. Delegate United States delegate commission on multilateral agreement on commercial air rights in International Air Transport, Geneva, Switzerland, 1947.
Chairman United States delegation 2d Assembly International Civil Aviation Organisation, Geneva, 1948. Signing on behalf of the United States in accordance with powers given by the president Convention of International Recognition of Rights in Aircraft, 1948. Chairman (United States delegate Peruvian negotiations), 1948, (Canadian negotiations), 1949, (United States Philippine negotiations), 1950, (United States-Netherlands negotiations), 1951, 4th Assembly International Civil Aviation Organisation, 1950, United States-French Negotiation, Paris, 1951.
Special assistant to Secretary State, 1951. Vice president Pan American World Airways, 1951-1972.
Chairman Davies Memorial Committee. Member Sigma Nu. Clubs: Metropolitan, National Aviation (vice president 1955-1965), Circus Saints & Sinners (board governors), Aero (president 1960), Congressional Country, International (Washington) (board governors since 1964, secretary 1965-1984, vice president 1982-1984, president 1984-1988). Burning Tree.
Married Frances Esther Nordin, October 27, 1935. Children: Russell Baird, Richard Alan, Marilyn (Mistress Joseph H. Felter, Junior), David Anthony.