About Alva Adams
Lived 1850 – 1922 (aged 72). Alva Adams was an American politician and governor.
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.
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Who was Alva Adams?
American politician (1850-1922)
When was Alva Adams born?
Alva Adams was born on 14 May 1850 in Iowa County.
When did Alva Adams die?
Alva Adams died on 1 November 1922 in Battle Creek.
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Alva Adams was a politician and governor.
What nationality was Alva Adams?
Alva Adams was American.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Alva Adams (governor)
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