Francis_Dolan_Collins

Francis D. Collins

Francis D. Collins

American politician

Francis Dolan Collins (March 5, 1841 – November 21, 1891) was an American lawyer and politician who was a two-term Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district from 1875 to 1879.[1]

Quick Facts Preceded by, Succeeded by ...

Early life and education

Francis Collins was born in Saugerties, New York, to Thomas and Catherine Collins.[2] He attended St. Joseph's College, near Montrose, Pennsylvania, before moving with his parents to Dunmore, Pennsylvania. He attended Wyoming Seminary in Kingston, Pennsylvania.

He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1866 and commenced practice in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Career

He was elected district attorney of the mayor's court district in 1869. He served in the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 13th district from 1872 to 1874.[2]

Collins was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth and Forty-fifth Congresses.

Later career and death

He resumed the practice of his profession and died in Scranton in 1891, aged 50. He was interred in Cathedral Cemetery in Scranton, Pennsylvania.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Francis Dolan Collins". The Political Graveyard.
  2. [2]
    "Francis Dolan Collins Biography". Pennsylvania State Senate. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  3. [3]
    "Francis Dolan Collins". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
More information U.S. House of Representatives, Pennsylvania State Senate ...


Stub icon

This article about a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Francis_Dolan_Collins, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.