Patrick Collins (politician)

Patrick Collins

Patrick Andrew Collins (born March 12, 1844 in Fermoy , County Cork , Ireland , †  September 13, 1905 in Hot Springs , Virginia ) was an American politician . Between 1883 and 1889 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1848, Patrick Collins came to Chelsea , Massachusetts, with his parents . He attended the public schools in his new home and did an apprenticeship in the upholstery trade. He later began a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . In 1868 and 1869 he was a member of the House of Representatives from Massachusetts ; from 1870 to 1871 he was a member of the State Senate . After studying law at Harvard University and being admitted to the bar in 1871, he began working in this profession in Boston . In 1875 he held the office of Judge Advocate General in Massachusetts. In 1876, 1880, 1888 and 1892 Collins was a delegate to the respective Democratic National Conventions .

In the congressional elections of 1882 Collins was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fourth constituency of Massachusetts , where he succeeded Leopold Morse on March 4, 1883 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1889 . In 1888 he renounced another candidacy.

After his time in the US House of Representatives, he practiced as a lawyer again. From 1893 to 1897 he served as the American consul in London ; between 1902 and 1905 he was the successor to Thomas N. Hart mayor of Boston . He died on September 13, 1905 while visiting Virginia.

Web links

• Patrick Collins in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Patrick Collins in the database of Find a Grave (English)