- State Supreme Court Justice for Montana
Biography
Hugh Rogers Adair was born 27 September 1889 in Ellis County, Kansas, United States to Asa Rogers Adair (1845-1923) and Emma May Keyser (1865-1952) and died 18 January 1971 Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States of unspecified causes. He married Constance Field Moreau (1908-1931) 23 May 1929 in Deer Lodge, Powell County, United States. He married Jeanice Janes (1910-1944) 25 September 1935 .
Hugh R. Adair [1] was a legislator, lieutenant governor, and justice of the Montana Supreme Court.[2] He served on the court as associate justice from 1943 to 1946, as chief justice from 1947 to 1956, and again as an associate justice from 1957 until 1968.[3][1]
Adair was born in Trego County, Kansas.[4] He graduated from the University of Kansas at Lawrence in 1913 with an LL.B and was admitted to the State Bar of Montana on January 26, 1914.[3][1]
Adair served in the Montana House of Representatives from 1931 through 1937 when he took office as Lieutenant Governor.[3] In 1939 he served as president of the Montana Senate.[3][5]
He was elected in 1942 to the Supreme Court as an associate justice and became chief justice in 1947. He served in that capacity until January 7, 1957 when he chose to return to Associate Justice status because, due to the salary structure of the court, the pay would be $2,000 more per year than continuing as chief justice.[4] He remained at that status until his retirement in 1968.[3]
He died in a hospital in Helena, Montana at 81 years old.[4]
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Baby Boy Moreau Adair (1930-1931) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Hugh Rogers Adair (1936-) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Hugh Rogers Adair (1889-1971) | 27 September 1889 Ellis County, Kansas, United States | 18 January 1971 Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States | Constance Field Moreau (1908-1931) Jeanice Janes (1910-1944) |
| William Wallace Adair (1891-1984) | |||
| Ruth May Adair (1895-1989) | |||
| Albert Sidney Adair (1897-1982) | |||
| Laura Ellen Adair (1902-1987) | |||
| John Mathus Adair (1907-1907) | |||
Residences
See Also
- Hugh Adair
- Adair Family
- Adair in Powell County, Montana
- Adair in Lewis and Clark County, Montana
- Adair in Ellis County, Kansas
- wikipedia:en:Hugh R. Adair
References
- ^ a b c "In Memoriam: Hugh R. Adair", 156 Montana Reports (1971), xxvii-xxviii.
- ^ Representatives, Montana Legislative Assembly House of (May 2, 1969). "House Journal". https://books.google.com/books?id=2BshAQAAIAAJ&q=hugh+r..adair&dq=hugh+r..adair.
- ^ a b c d e "Honorable Hugh R. Adair". https://mtmemory.org/digital/collection/p16013coll44/id/66/.
- ^ a b c Hugh R. Adair Dies in Helena", Great Falls Tribune (January 19, 1971), p. 1.
- ^ Senate, Montana Legislative Assembly (May 2, 1939). "Senate Journal". https://books.google.com/books?id=ZGIbAQAAIAAJ&q=hugh+r.+adair+helena&dq=hugh+r.+adair+helena.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Albert H. Angstman |
Justice of the Montana Supreme Court 1943–1968 |
Succeeded by James T. Harrison |