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Ten terms in Congress; ambassador to Ethiopia
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Edwin Ross Adair was born in Albion, Indiana, on December 14, 1907, and made Fort Wayne his home and his career: he practiced law in the city from 1933 and served as Allen County's probate commissioner from 1940 to 1950, with Army service in the Second World War in between, in which he earned five campaign battle stars as a lieutenant. In 1950 he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Fort Wayne's district and held the seat for ten terms, from January 3, 1951, to January 3, 1971, rising to ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. President Nixon then appointed him ambassador to Ethiopia, where he served from 1971 to 1974. He returned to his Fort Wayne law practice and died in the city on May 5, 1983. In 2000 the federal building and courthouse at 1300 South Harrison Street in Fort Wayne was named the E. Ross Adair Federal Building and United States Courthouse.
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Sources: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress; Congressional Record, March 28, 2000 (the courthouse naming).