Alva Adams (governor)
Alva Adams | |
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| 5th, 10th & 14th Governor of Colorado | |
| In office January 10, 1905 – March 17, 1905 | |
| Lieutenant | Arthur Cornforth |
| Preceded by | James H. Peabody |
| Succeeded by | James H. Peabody |
| In office January 12, 1897 – January 10, 1899 | |
| Lieutenant | Jared L. Brush |
| Preceded by | Albert W. McIntire |
| Succeeded by | Charles S. Thomas |
| In office January 11, 1887 – January 8, 1889 | |
| Lieutenant | Norman H. Meldrum |
| Preceded by | Benjamin H. Eaton |
| Succeeded by | Job A. Cooper |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 14, 1850 Adamsville, Wisconsin |
| Died | November 1, 1922 (aged 72) Battle Creek, Michigan |
| Political party | Democratic |
- For the United States Senator, his son, see Alva B. Adams.
Alva Adams (May 14, 1850 – November 1, 1922) was an American politician. He was born in Adamsville, Wisconsin.[1] John Adams, his father, was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate. 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.[2]
Adams died in Battle Creek, Michigan at the age of 72.[2][1]
Adams County, Colorado, is named for Alva Adams,[3] 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Ex-Gov. Alva Adams Dead". The New York Times. November 2, 1922. p. 19. Retrieved May 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.[permanent dead link]
