Jewett W. Adams

Jewett William Adams ( born August 6 1835 in South Hero, Vermont, † June 18 1920 in San Francisco, California ) was an American politician and 1883-1887 Governor of the State of Nevada.

Early years and career

Jewett Adams attended the public schools of his home in Vermont. He then worked as a businessman and rancher. Driven by the gold rush in California, Adams came to the West. He worked as a miner and later owned a shop before then in 1864 went to Nevada. There he was a member of the militia as a major. As a Democrat, he was in 1875 for two terms as Lieutenant Governor Deputy Governor in Nevada. This office he held until January 1883. In 1882, he was himself elected governor, where he prevailed with 54.3 percent of the vote to Republican Enoch Strother.

Governor of Nevada

Adams took up his new post on 1 January 1883. In his four-year tenure, the University of Nevada Elko was moved to Reno. The railway expansion was promoted and the economy blossomed due to the thriving business with the proceeds of the silver mines. Nevertheless, Adams was not re-elected in 1886: He only came to 47.5 percent of the vote and defeated so Charles C. Stevenson.

Between 1894 and 1898 he was Manager of the United States Mint in Carson City. In 1915 he moved with his family back in the state of California to San Francisco. He is also passed in 1920. Governor Adams was married to Emma Lee.