COLORADO LEGISLATORS PAST AND PRESENT

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Alva   Adams

Chamber:House
Political Party:Democrat
Occupation:Hardware Merchant

House
Years Served House:1876; 1877; 1878
District #:no district numbers until 1964
Number of Years:2 yrs. 2 mos.
General Assembly #:01st
Counties:Rio Grande
Other government positions held:
Governor: 1887 - 89
1897 - 99
1905

Gender:Male
Birth year and Place:1850
Blue Mounds WI

City of Residence:Del Norte
Date of Death:11/01/1922
Place of Death:Battle Creek MI
Notes:
Adams County named after him; "the standard bearer of the Democracy and the Cerberus of the treasury" - Legislative Manual 1877 Brother of William Herbert Adams, representative and senator in legislature.

Committees
House Standing1876 -- Claims; Elections & Appointments; Finance Ways & Means; Incorporations (Chair)
1877 -- Claims; Elections & Appointments; Finance Ways & Means; Incorporations (Chair)
1878 -- Claims; Elections & Appointments; Finance Ways & Means; Incorporations (Chair)