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'''Alva Adams''' (May 14, 1850 – November 1, 1922) was an American politician and three-time [[governor of Colorado]].
'''Alva Adams''' (May 14, 1850 – November 1, 1922) was an American politician and three-time [[governor of Colorado]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
Adams was born in [[Adamsville, Wisconsin]] on May 14, 1850.<ref name="Obit2">{{cite news|title=Alva Adams, Former Dane County Man, Dies in West [sic]|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20007366/alva_adams_18501922/|newspaper=Wisconsin State Journal|date=November 7, 1922|page=7|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|access-date = May 12, 2018}} {{Open access}}</ref> He was son of [[John Adams (b. 1819)|John Adams]] and Eliza Blanchard.<ref name="BDA1906" /> His father, was a member of the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]] and the [[Wisconsin State Senate]]. Adams was educated in the public schools of [[Wisconsin]], and in 1871 went to [[Colorado]].<ref name="BDA1906" />
Adams was born in [[Adamsville, Wisconsin]] on May 14, 1850.<ref name="Obit2">{{cite news|title=Alva Adams, Former Dane County Man, Dies in West [sic]|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20007366/alva_adams_18501922/|newspaper=Wisconsin State Journal|date=November 7, 1922|page=7|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|access-date = May 12, 2018}} {{Open access}}</ref> He was son of [[John Adams (born 1819)|John Adams]] and Eliza Blanchard.<ref name="BDA1906" /> His father, was a member of the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]] and the [[Wisconsin State Senate]]. Adams was educated in the public schools of [[Wisconsin]], and in 1871 went to [[Colorado]].<ref name="BDA1906" />


==Career==
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Alva Adams
5th, 10th & 14th Governor of Colorado
In office
January 10, 1905 – March 17, 1905
LieutenantArthur Cornforth
Preceded byJames Hamilton Peabody
Succeeded byJames Hamilton Peabody
In office
January 12, 1897 – January 10, 1899
LieutenantJared L. Brush
Preceded byAlbert McIntire
Succeeded byCharles S. Thomas
In office
January 11, 1887 – January 8, 1889
LieutenantNorman H. Meldrum
Preceded byBenjamin H. Eaton
Succeeded byJob A. Cooper
Personal details
Born(1850-05-14)May 14, 1850
Adamsville, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedNovember 1, 1922(1922-11-01) (aged 72)
Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Parents
Signature

Alva Adams (May 14, 1850 – November 1, 1922) was an American politician and three-time governor of Colorado.

Early life

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Adams was born in Adamsville, Wisconsin on May 14, 1850.[1] He was son of John Adams and Eliza Blanchard.[2] His father, was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate. Adams was educated in the public schools of Wisconsin, and in 1871 went to Colorado.[2]

Career

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Adams was a member of the first Colorado legislature in 1876.[2] He served four years and two months as the fifth, tenth and 14th Governor of Colorado from 1887 to 1889, 1897 to 1899, and briefly in 1905. His last tenure as Governor lasted a little over two months. He and previous Governor James Peabody each declared the other an illegitimate Governor, even though both were involved in illegal electoral practices. Eventually the Republican legislature removed Adams, installed Peabody, who immediately abdicated for his Lt. Governor Jesse Fuller McDonald, and the issue ended.[3]

On November 1, 1922, Adams died in Battle Creek, Michigan at the age of 72.[3][1]

Adams County, Colorado, is named for Alva Adams,[4] and it is believed the city of Alva, Oklahoma is as well. 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

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  1. ^ a b "Alva Adams, Former Dane County Man, Dies in West [sic]". Wisconsin State Journal. November 7, 1922. p. 7. Retrieved May 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ a b c Wikisource One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Johnson, Rossiter, ed. (1906). "Adams, Alva". The Biographical Dictionary of America. Vol. 1. Boston: American Biographical Society. p. 35.
  3. ^ a b "Ex-Gov. Alva Adams Dead". The New York Times. November 2, 1922. p. 19. Retrieved May 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ Dawson, John Frank (1954). Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 5. Archived from the original on December 8, 2019.
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Party political offices
Preceded by Democratic nominee for Governor of Colorado
1884, 1886 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Democratic nominee for Governor of Colorado
1896 		Succeeded by
Charles S. Thomas
Preceded by
E. C. Stimson
 Democratic nominee for Governor of Colorado
1904, 1906 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Governor of Colorado
1887–1889 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Governor of Colorado
1897–1899 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Governor of Colorado
1905 		Succeeded by
James Hamilton Peabody
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