J. Leroy Adair

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Jackson Leroy Adair (born February 23, 1887 in Clayton , Adams County , Illinois , †  January 19, 1956 in Quincy , Illinois) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1933 and 1937 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives ; he later became a federal judge in the federal district court for the southern district of Illinois.

Career

Leroy Adair attended the public schools of his home country and then the Illinois College in Jacksonville . After a subsequent law degree at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and his license to practice law in 1911, he began to work in Muskogee ( Oklahoma ) in this profession. In 1913, he moved his residence and law firm to Quincy, Illinois. There he also worked in agriculture. He also made animal medicines for raising livestock. From 1914 to 1916, Adair was a Quincy town attorney. Between 1916 and 1920 and again from 1924 to 1928 he served as a prosecutor in Adams County. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . From 1928 to 1932 he was a member of the Illinois Senate .

In the 1932 congressional election , Adair was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 15th  constituency of Illinois , where he succeeded Burnett M. Chiperfield on March 4, 1933 . After being re-elected, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until January 3, 1937 . During his time in Congress, many of the federal government's New Deal laws were passed under President Franklin D. Roosevelt . In 1935, the provisions of the 20th Amendment to the Constitution were applied for the first time , according to which the legislative period of the Congress ends or begins on January 3rd.

In 1936 Leroy Adair declined to run again. From April 27, 1937 until his death on January 19, 1956, he was the successor of James Earl Major Judge at the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois . His seat then fell to Frederick Olen Mercer .

Web links

  • J. Leroy Adair in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
  • J. Leroy Adair in the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
personal data
SURNAME Adair, J. Leroy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Adair, Jackson Leroy (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 23, 1887
PLACE OF BIRTH Clayton , Illinois
DATE OF DEATH January 19, 1956
Place of death Quincy , Illinois