Francis Dolan Collins | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's11th district | |
| In office March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879 | |
| Preceded by | John B. Storm |
| Succeeded by | Robert Klotz |
| Member of thePennsylvania Senate for the13th district | |
| In office 1872-1874 | |
| Preceded by | Albert Gallatin Brodhead |
| Succeeded by | George H. Rowland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1841-03-05)March 5, 1841 Saugerties, New York, United States |
| Died | November 21, 1891(1891-11-21) (aged 50) |
| Political party | Democratic |
Francis Dolan Collins (March 5, 1841 – November 21, 1891) was an American lawyer and politician who was a two-termDemocratic member of theU.S. House of Representatives forPennsylvania's 11th congressional district from 1875 to 1879.[1]
Francis Collins was born inSaugerties, New York, to Thomas and Catherine Collins.[2] He attended St. Joseph's College, nearMontrose, Pennsylvania, before moving with his parents toDunmore, Pennsylvania. He attendedWyoming Seminary inKingston, Pennsylvania.
He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1866 and commenced practice inScranton, Pennsylvania.
He was elected district attorney of the mayor's court district in 1869. He served in thePennsylvania State Senate for the13th district from 1872 to 1874.[2]
Collins was elected as a Democrat to theForty-fourth andForty-fifth Congresses.
He resumed the practice of his profession and died in Scranton in 1891, aged 50.
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 11th congressional district 1875–1879 | Succeeded by |
| Pennsylvania State Senate | ||
| Preceded by Albert Gallatin Brodhead | Member of thePennsylvania Senate,13th district 1872-1874 | Succeeded by George H. Rowland |
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