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'''Hugh R. Adair''' (August 29, 1889 – January 18, 1971)<ref name="In Memoriam">"In Memoriam: Hugh R. Adair", 156 ''Montana Reports'' (1971), xxvii-xxviii.</ref> was a legislator, lieutenant governor, and justice of the [[Montana Supreme Court]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2BshAQAAIAAJ&q=hugh+r..adair&dq=hugh+r..adair|title=House Journal|first=Montana Legislative Assembly House of|last=Representatives|date=May 2, 1969|via=Google Books}}</ref> United States. 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.<ref name="In Memoriam"/><ref name=mem>{{Cite web|url=https://mtmemory.org/digital/collection/p16013coll44/id/66/|title=Honorable Hugh R. Adair|website=mtmemory.org|access-date=2020-05-02|archive-date=2020-12-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210035742/https://mtmemory.org/digital/collection/p16013coll44/id/66/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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Adair was born in [[Trego County, Kansas]].<ref name="Obit">Hugh R. Adair Dies in Helena", ''Great Falls Tribune'' (January 19, 1971), p. 1.</ref> He graduated from the [[University of Kansas]] at [[Lawrence, Kansas|Lawrence]] in 1913 with an LL.B and was admitted to the State Bar of Montana on January 26, 1914.<ref name="In Memoriam"/><ref name=mem/>
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'''Hugh R. Adair''' (August 29, 1889 – January 18, 1971) was a legislator, lieutenant governor, and Justice of the [[Montana Supreme Court]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2BshAQAAIAAJ&q=hugh+r..adair&dq=hugh+r..adair|title=House Journal|first=Montana Legislative Assembly House of|last=Representatives|date=May 2, 1969|via=Google Books}}</ref> 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.<ref name=mem>{{Cite web|url=https://mtmemory.org/digital/collection/p16013coll44/id/66/|title=Honorable Hugh R. Adair|website=mtmemory.org}}</ref>


He served in the Tank Corps during [[World War I]].<ref name="bios">{{cite web |title=Biographies and Histories of Montana’s Justices, Judges, and Courts |url=https://courts.mt.gov/external/library/docs/judgesbio2.pdf |publisher=State Law Library of Montana |access-date=8 June 2024 |date=2020}}</ref>
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In 1939 he served as president of the Montana Senate.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZGIbAQAAIAAJ&q=hugh+r.+adair+helena&dq=hugh+r.+adair+helena|title=Senate Journal|first=Montana Legislative Assembly|last=Senate|date=May 2, 1939|via=Google Books}}</ref>


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Adair was elected to the [[Montana House of Representatives]] in 1927 and 1931.<ref name="bios" /> He took office as lieutenant governor in 1937, serving until 1941.<ref name=mem/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZGIbAQAAIAAJ&q=hugh+r.+adair+helena&dq=hugh+r.+adair+helena|title=Senate Journal|first=Montana Legislative Assembly|last=Senate|date=May 2, 1939|via=Google Books}}</ref> In Montana, the lieutenant governor also serves as President of the Senate.
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Adair was born in [[Trego County, Kansas]].<ref name="Obit">Hugh R. Adair Dies in Helena", ''Great Falls Tribune'' (January 19, 1971), p. 1.</ref> He graduated from the [[University of Kansas]] at [[Lawrence, Kansas|Lawrence]] in 1913 with an LL.B and was admitted to the State Bar of Montana on January 26, 1914.<ref name=mem/>


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He was elected in 1942 to the Supreme Court as an associate justice and became chief justice in 1947.<ref name="bios" /> 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.<ref name="Obit"/> He remained at that status until his retirement in 1968.<ref name=mem/>
Adair served in the [[Montana House of Representatives]] from 1931 through 1937 when he took office as Lieutenant Governor. He also served as President of the Senate.<ref name=mem/>

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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.<ref name="Obit"/> He remained at that status until his retirement in 1968.<ref name=mem/>


He died in a hospital in [[Helena, Montana]] at 81 years old.<ref name="Obit"/>
He died in a hospital in [[Helena, Montana]] at 81 years old.<ref name="Obit"/>
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Revision as of 04:25, 10 June 2024

Hugh R. Adair (August 29, 1889 – January 18, 1971)[1] was a legislator, lieutenant governor, and justice of the Montana Supreme Court,[2] United States. 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.[1][3]

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.[1][3]

He served in the Tank Corps during World War I.[5]

Adair was elected to the Montana House of Representatives in 1927 and 1931.[5] He took office as lieutenant governor in 1937, serving until 1941.[3][6] In Montana, the lieutenant governor also serves as President of the Senate.

He was elected in 1942 to the Supreme Court as an associate justice and became chief justice in 1947.[5] 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]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "In Memoriam: Hugh R. Adair", 156 Montana Reports (1971), xxvii-xxviii.
  2. ^ Representatives, Montana Legislative Assembly House of (May 2, 1969). "House Journal" – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b c d "Honorable Hugh R. Adair". mtmemory.org. Archived from the original on 2020-12-10. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  4. ^ a b c Hugh R. Adair Dies in Helena", Great Falls Tribune (January 19, 1971), p. 1.
  5. ^ a b c "Biographies and Histories of Montana's Justices, Judges, and Courts" (PDF). State Law Library of Montana. 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  6. ^ Senate, Montana Legislative Assembly (May 2, 1939). "Senate Journal" – via Google Books.
Political offices
Preceded by
 Associate Justice of the Montana Supreme Court
1943–1946 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Justice of the Montana Supreme Court
1947-1956 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
 Associate Justice of the Montana Supreme Court
1957-1968 		Succeeded by
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