John A. Collier

John A. Collier

John Allen Collier (born November 13, 1787 in Litchfield , Connecticut , † March 24, 1873 in Binghamton , New York ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1831 and 1833 he represented the state of New York in the US House of Representatives . Congressman Edwin Arthur Hall was his great-grandson.

Career

John Allen Collier was born in Litchfield County about four years after the Revolutionary War ended . In 1803 he attended Yale College . He studied law at Litchfield Law School . After receiving his license to practice bar in Troy in 1809 , he began practicing in Binghamton. On June 11, 1818, he became a district attorney in Broome County - a post he held until February 25, 1822.

Politically, he belonged to the Anti-Masonic Party . In the 1830 congressional elections for the 22nd Congress , Collier was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 21st  constituency of New York , where he succeeded Robert Monell on March 4, 1831 . He suffered for his re-election bid in 1832 , a defeat and withdrew from the after March 3, 1833 Congress of.

He became New York State Comptroller on January 27, 1841 - a post he held until February 7, 1842. He ran for the 29th Congress in 1844 without success . In 1847 he was appointed to the commission that revised the statutes. In the presidential election of 1848 he appeared as an elector for the Whig Party . Then he resumed his practice as a lawyer. He died on March 24, 1873 in Binghamton and was then buried in Spring Forest Cemetery .

literature

• The New York Civil List , Franklin Benjamin Hough, Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858, pp. 34, 72, 79, 330, 870.
• Obituary - Hon. John A. Collier of Binghamton, NY , The New York Times, March 25, 1873

Web links

• John A. Collier in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John A. Collier in the database of Find a Grave (English)
• John A. Collier on The Political Graveyard website

predecessor	Office	successor
Robert Monell	United States House of Representatives for New York (21st constituency) March 4, 1831 - March 3, 1833	Henry Mitchell