Alva Adams (May 14, 1850 – November 1, 1922) was an American politician and three-time governor of Colorado.
Early life
Adams was born in Adamsville, Wisconsin on May 14, 1850. He was son of John Adams and Eliza Blanchard.
On November 1, 1922, Adams died in Battle Creek, Michigan at the age of 72. and it is believed the city of Alva, Oklahoma is as well. Mount Adams in the Sangre de Cristo range N of Kit Carson Mountain is also almost certainly named after Adams.
Alva Adams' younger brother, William Herbert "Billy" Adams also served as Governor of Colorado from 1927 to 1933. Alva Adams' son, Alva Blanchard Adams, served as United States Senator from Colorado from 1923 to 1925 and from 1933 to 1941.
References
External links
- The Governor Alva Adams Collection at the Colorado State Archives