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John Adair

American politician (1757–1840).

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Statements about John Adair

Sex or Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Chester County

Place of Death

Harrodsburg

Country of Citizenship

United States

Occupation

Politician
Military Personnel
Registrar
(1805 - )
Applies to Jurisdiction
:
Kentucky
Start Time
: 1805

Position Held

Member of the United States House of Representatives
(3/4/1831 - 3/3/1833)
Start Time
: 3/4/1831
End Time
: 3/3/1833
Governor of Kentucky
(8/29/1820 - 8/24/1824)
Replaces
:
Gabriel Slaughter
Replaced By
:
Joseph Desha
Start Time
: 8/29/1820
End Time
: 8/24/1824
United States Senator
(11/8/1805 - 11/18/1806)
Replaces
:
John Breckinridge
Replaced By
:
Henry Clay
Parliamentary Term
:
9th United States Congress
Parliamentary Group
:
Democratic-Republican Party
Electoral District
:
Kentucky Class 3 Senate Seat
End Cause
:
Resignation
Start Time
: 11/8/1805
End Time
: 11/18/1806
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives

Date of Birth

1/9/1757

Member of Political Party

Democratic-Republican Party
Democratic Party

Instance Of

Human

Date of Death

5/19/1840
5/18/1840

Relative

Thomas Bell Monroe
Kinship to Subject
:
Wife's Father

Given Name

John

Image

Place of Burial

Frankfort Cemetery

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

English

Name in Native Language

John Adair

Work Location

Washington, D.C.

Family Name

Adair

Native Language

English

Candidacy in Election

1804 and 1805 United States Senate Elections

Described by Source

A New Nation Votes: American Electoral Returns, 1788-1825
The Biographical Dictionary of America
Volume
:1
Page(s)
:34
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Adair, John
Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography/Adair, John

Significant Event

Battle of the Thames
Battle of New Orleans

Child

Ellen Adair White Beatty
Eliza Palmer Monroe
Margaret Lapsley Anderson

Sibling

William ADAIR

Father

William Adair
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