Alva Adams (governor)

Alva Adams (May 14, 1850 November 1, 1922) was an American politician.

Alva Adams
5th, 10th & 14th Governor of Colorado
In office
January 10, 1905  March 17, 1905
LieutenantArthur Cornforth
Preceded byJames H. Peabody
Succeeded byJames H. Peabody
In office
January 12, 1897  January 10, 1899
LieutenantJared L. Brush
Preceded byAlbert W. 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
DiedNovember 1, 1922(1922-11-01) (aged 72)
Battle Creek, Michigan
Political partyDemocratic
MotherEliza Blanchard
FatherJohn Adams
For the United States Senator, his son, see Alva B. Adams.

Early life

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

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

  1. "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.
  2. Johnson, Rossiter, ed. (1906). "Adams, Alva". The Biographical Dictionary of America. 1. Boston: American Biographical Society. p. 35. Retrieved October 21, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. "Ex-Gov. Alva Adams Dead". The New York Times. November 2, 1922. p. 19. Retrieved May 12, 2018 via Newspapers.com.
  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 2019-12-08.
Party political offices
Preceded by
James Benton Grant
Democratic nominee for Governor of Colorado
1884, 1886
Succeeded by
Thomas M. Patterson
Preceded by
Charles S. Thomas
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
John F. Shafroth
Political offices
Preceded by
Benjamin Harrison Eaton
Governor of Colorado
1887–1889
Succeeded by
Job Adams Cooper
Preceded by
Albert Washington McIntire
Governor of Colorado
1897–1899
Succeeded by
Charles Spalding Thomas
Preceded by
James Hamilton Peabody
Governor of Colorado
1905
Succeeded by
James Hamilton Peabody
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