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For the United States Senator see Alva B. Adams.Alva Adams (May 14 1850 – November 1 1922) was an American politician. He was born in Iowa County Wisconsin. He served as the fifth tenth and 14th Governor of Colorado from 1887 to 1889 1897 to 1899 and briefly in 1905. He died in Battle Creek Michigan.Adams County Colorado is named for Alva Adams and it’s believed the city of Alva Oklahoma is as well.