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EXTRACTED FROM: History of Minneapolis, Gateway to the Northwest; 
Chicago-Minneapolis, The S J Clarke Publishing Co, 1923; Edited by: Rev. 
Marion Daniel Shutter, D.D., LL.D.; Volume I - Shutter (Historical); 
volume II - Biographical; volume III - Biographical

FRED LYMAN ADAIR, M. D. - Vol III, pg 680, 683
This is an age of specialization, a fact which finds exemplification in 
no department of activity more largely than in the practice of medicine. 
Following this trend of the times, Dr. Fred Lyman Adair is limiting his 
professional work to obstetrical cases and the diseases of women and has 
established his position among the leading physicians and surgeons of 
Minneapolis, where he has maintained his residence since 1903. He was 
born in Anamosa, Iowa, July 28, 1877, and his parents were Dr. Lyman 
Joseph and Sarah Jennings (Porter) Adair, the former a native of Cortland 
county, New York, and the latter of Greens Farms, Connecticut. In 1870 
the father was grad­uated from Rush Medical College of Chicago, and going 
to Anamosa, Iowa, he continued to engage in practice in that city 
throughout the remainder of his life, winning a gratifying measure of 
success. He was physician to the state penitentiary and won a position of 
distinction in his profession, while he also took an active part in 
political affairs.

In the grammar and high schools of Anamosa, Iowa, Fred Lyman Adair 
acquired his early education, afterward becoming a student at the 
University of Minnesota, which conferred upon him the B. S. and M. A. 
degrees in 1898. He next entered Rush Medical College of Chicago, from 
which he was graduated with the class of 1901, being thoroughly equipped 
by liberal collegiate training for his professional work. He completed a 
two years' interneship at Michael Reese Hospital of Chicago, thus gaining 
valuable practical experience, and in 1903 came to Minneapolis, where he 
has since followed his profession, save during the years 1908 and 1909, 
which were devoted to postgraduate work in Berlin, Germany, where he had 
the benefit of training under noted medical instructors. He has devoted 
his attention to obstetrics and women's diseases for the past thirteen 
years and ranks with the foremost specialists in the city. He has built 
up a large practice and is chief of service in obstetrics and gynecology 
in the Minneapolis General Hospital and on the staff of the Swedish 
Hospital, and he is also a member of the staff of St. Andrews, Norwegian, 
Lutheran, Deaconess and Fairview Hospitals. He is likewise associate 
professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Medical School of the 
University of Minnesota and his professional services are in constant 
demand. He has never lost the attitude of a student toward his 
profession and in practical experience has gained the skill that 
brings to his work the utmost possibility of accuracy in results.

During the World war Dr. Adair was connected with the Red Cross, spending 
a year in Prance and Belgium, dividing the time between Paris and 
Courtrai, and in recognition of his services the Belgian government 
conferred upon him the Croix Civique. He was also attached to the Queen 
Alexandra Hospital for the British army, located near Dunkirk, France, 
and to the Civilian Hospital of the British Friends, being connected with 
the ambulance department of the latter institution.

Dr. Adair was married November 17, 1911, to Miss Myrtle May Ingalls of 
Minneapolis, and they have become the parents of three children: Agnes 
Jennings, Robert Chamberlain and Richard Porter. Professionally Dr. Adair 
is identified with the Hennepin County and Minnesota State Medical 
Societies, the Minnesota Pathological Society, the Minnesota Obstetrical 
and Gynecological Society, the Minnesota Academy of Medicine, the 
American Medical Association, the American College of Surgeons, the 
American Gynecological Society and the American Child Health Association. 
He is also connected with the Delta Upsilon and Nu Sigma Nu college 
fraternities and through his membership with the Minneapolis Athletic and 
Minnetonka Country Clubs he obtains needed relaxation and recreation. He 
has never been content with mediocrity but has ever endeavored to reach 
the highest degree of perfection possible in his pro­fession, in which he 
has gained a position of distinction, owing to his comprehensive training 
and the strength of his mental endowments.