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J[ackson] Leroy Adair
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois · 1937
J[ackson] Leroy Adair , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. Jackson Leroy Adair (February 23, 1887 – January 19, 1956) was a United States representative from Illinois and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.
Education
- University of Michigan Law SchoolLL.B., 1911
Career
Private practice, Muskogee, Oklahoma, 1912-1914; City attorney, Quincy, Illinois, 1915-1916; State's attorney, Adams County, Illinois, 1916-1920, 1924-1928; Private practice, Adams County, Illinois, 1920-1924; State senator, Illinois, 1928-1932; U.S. representative from Illinois, 1933-1937
Biography
Jackson Leroy Adair (February 23, 1887 – January 19, 1956) was a United States representative from Illinois and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.
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