Home About Chat Users Issues Party Candidates Polling Firms Media News Polls Calendar Key Races United States President Senate House Governors International

New User Account
"A comprehensive, collaborative elections resource." 
Email: Password:

  Collins, William
CANDIDATE DETAILS
AffiliationRepublican   
NameWilliam Collins
Address
Lowville, New York , United States
EmailNone
WebsiteNone
Born February 22, 1818
DiedJune 18, 1878 (60 years)
ContributorRBH
Last ModifedRBH
Jan 06, 2015 03:18am
Tags
InfoCOLLINS, William, (son of Ela Collins), a Representative from New York; born in Lowville, Lewis County, N.Y., February 22, 1818; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Lowville; district attorney for Lewis County 1845-1847; elected as a Democrat to the Thirtieth Congress (March 4, 1847-March 3, 1849); declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1848; moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1853 and continued the practice of law; also engaged in banking; served as a director of the Lake Shore Railroad and East Cleveland Railroad; affiliated with the Republican Party upon its organization in 1856; died in Cleveland, Ohio, June 18, 1878; interment in Lake View Cemetery.


JOB APPROVAL POLLS

BOOKS
Title Purchase Contributor

EVENTS
Start Date End Date Type Title Contributor

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor

DISCUSSION
Importance? 0.00000 Average

FAMILY
Father Ela Collins 1786-1848
Sister Harriet Collins Herron 1833-1902
Niece Helen Herron Taft 1861-1943
Niece Lucy Lippitt 1877-1961

INFORMATION LINKS
RACES
  11/03/1846 NY District 18 Won 48.15% (+1.20%)
ENDORSEMENTS