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Alva B. Adams | |
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| Chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Lands and Surveys | |
| In office January 3, 1937 – December 1, 1941 (died) | |
| Preceded by | Robert F. Wagner |
| Succeeded by | Carl Hatch |
| United States Senator from Colorado | |
| In office March 4, 1933 – December 1, 1941 (died) | |
| Preceded by | Karl C. Schuyler |
| Succeeded by | Eugene D. Millikin |
| In office May 17, 1923 – November 30, 1924 | |
| Appointed by | William Ellery Sweet |
| Preceded by | Samuel D. Nicholson |
| Succeeded by | Rice W. Means |
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| Born | October 29, 1875 Del Norte, Colorado, U.S. |
| Died | December 1, 1941 (aged 66) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Roselawn Cemetery, Pueblo, Colorado |
| Political party | Democratic |
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| Alma mater | Yale University Columbia Law School |
| Profession | Lawyer, politician |
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| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps |
| Years of service | 1918–1919 |
| Rank | Major |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Alva Blanchard Adams Sr. (October 29, 1875 – December 1, 1941) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Pueblo, Colorado. He served nine years as a United States senator from Colorado, serving by appointment from 1923 to 1924, then serving again from 1933 until his death in 1941.[1] He was the first U.S. senator from Colorado who was born in Colorado. He is the namesake of the Alva B. Adams Tunnel under Rocky Mountain National Park.
His father, Alva Adams, and uncle, Billy Adams, both served as governors of Colorado.
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