Harold R. Collier

Harold R. Collier (1973)

Harold Reginald Collier (born December 12, 1915 in Lansing , Michigan , †  January 17, 2006 in West Palm Beach , Florida ) was an American politician . Between 1957 and 1975 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Harold Collier attended public schools in his home country. In 1932 he graduated from J. Sterling Morton High School ; in 1932 and 1933 he studied at Morton Junior College in Cicero (Illinois). Between 1934 and 1937 he graduated from Lake Forest College . He then worked in the newspaper industry for some time. Between 1938 and 1941 he was employed by the publishing house that published Life Magazine . From 1941 to 1951 he was sales and personnel manager at Match Corp. of America in Chicago . He then served from 1952 to 1956 as the director of advertising and public relations at McAlear Manufacturing Co. At the same time, he pursued a political career as a member of the Republican Party . In 1952, he ran unsuccessfully for his party's nomination for election to Secretary of State of Illinois. Instead, he was from 1953 to 1956 mayor of Berwyn parish . During this time he also headed the local health committee. Until 1974 he held a number of regional offices within his party.

In the 1956 congressional election , Collier was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the tenth constituency of Illinois , where he succeeded Richard W. Hoffman on January 3, 1957 . After eight re-elections, he was able to complete nine legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1975 . Since 1973 he has represented the sixth district of his state there as the successor to the late George W. Collins . Collier was a long-time member of the Committee on Ways and Means . His time in Congress included the Vietnam War , the civil rights movement and the Watergate affair .

In 1974 Harold Collier decided not to run again. Then he withdrew from politics. He died on January 17, 2006 in West Palm Beach.

Web links

• Harold R. Collier in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Harold R. Collier in the database of Find a Grave (English)