Francis D. Collins

Francis Dolan Collins
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 11th district
In office March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879
Preceded by	John B. Storm
Succeeded by	Robert Klotz
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 13th 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) Scranton, Pennsylvania
Political party	Democratic

Francis Dolan Collins (March 5, 1841 – November 21, 1891) was an American lawyer and politician who was a two-term Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district from 1875 to 1879.^[1]

Early life and education

Francis Collins was born in Saugerties, New York, to Thomas and Catherine Collins.^[2] He attended St. Joseph's College, near Montrose, Pennsylvania, before moving with his parents to Dunmore, Pennsylvania. He attended Wyoming Seminary in Kingston, Pennsylvania.

He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1866 and commenced practice in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Career

He was elected district attorney of the mayor's court district in 1869. He served in the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 13th district from 1872 to 1874.^[2]

Collins was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth and Forty-fifth Congresses.

Later career and death

He resumed the practice of his profession and died in Scranton in 1891, aged 50. He was interred in Cathedral Cemetery in Scranton, Pennsylvania.^[3]

References

External links

• United States Congress. "Francis D. Collins (id: C000636)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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