Billy Adams

William Herbert Adams (February 15, 1861 – February 4, 1954), better known as Billy Adams, was the Governor of the State of Colorado, United States, from 1927 until 1933. Adams was born in Blue Mounds, Wisconsin. In 1878, when he was 17, Adams moved to Alamosa, Colorado. He was later elected to City Treasurer, then Mayor of Alamosa , and later as Conejos County commissioner. In 1886, he was elected to the Colorado General Assembly as a member of ... more

William Herbert Adams (February 15, 1861 – February 4, 1954), better known as Billy Adams, was the Governor of the State of Colorado, United States, from 1927 until 1933. Adams was born in Blue Mounds, Wisconsin. In 1878, when he was 17, Adams moved to Alamosa, Colorado. He was later elected to City Treasurer, then Mayor of Alamosa , and later as Conejos County commissioner. In 1886, he was elected to the Colorado General Assembly as a member of the Colorado House of Representatives. In 1888, he was elected to the Colorado Senate where he served until 1926, when he was elected as Governor of Colorado. In 1921, during his term as Colorado Senate Senator, Adams received approval on a bill that formed Alamosa State Normal School in Alamosa, Colorado. The college’s name was later changed to Adams State Teachers College in honor of its founder and finally to its present name Adams State College. Adams died on February 4, 1954, in Alamosa, Colorado, at the age of ninety-two where he is... less