Alva B. Adams
Alva Blanchard Adams (born October 29, 1875 in Del Norte , Rio Grande County , Colorado , † December 1, 1941 in Washington DC ) was an American politician . He represented the state of Colorado in the US Senate from 1923 to 1925 and from 1933 to 1941 as a Democratic MP .
Life
Adams, son of the politician of the same name Alva Adams (1850-1922) graduated from Phillips Academy (1893), Yale University (1896) and Columbia Law School (1899). His legal career began in 1909 when he became a district attorney for Pueblo County , Colorado.
During World War I, Adams served with the rank of major in the Judge Advocate General's department from 1918 to 1919. In 1923 he moved to the US Senate as the successor to the late Samuel D. Nicholson . He died of a heart attack in 1941 during his second term in Washington.
The Alva B. Adams Tunnel, which runs under Rocky Mountain National Park , was named after him .
Web links
- Alva B. Adams in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
- Alva B. Adams tunnel
- Alva B. Adams in the database of Find a Grave (English)
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SURNAME | Adams, Alva B. |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Adams, Alva Blanchard (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 29, 1875 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Del Norte , Rio Grande County , Colorado |
DATE OF DEATH | December 1, 1941 |
Place of death | Washington DC |