Josiah Collins (other)
Josiah Collins may refer to: * Josiah Collins (North Carolina politician) (1807–1826), North Carolina State Senator * Josiah Collins (Washington fire chief) (1864–1949), Washington State Senator and Seattle Fire Commissioner {{hndis, Collins, Josiah ...
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Josiah Collins (North Carolina Politician)
Josiah Collins III (March 1808 – June 17, 1863) was an American lawyer, politician and slaveholder from North Carolina. He served in the North Carolina Senate and was the owner of Somerset Place. Early life Josiah Collins III was born in March 1808 in Edenton, North Carolina, to Ann Rebecca (née Daves) and Josiah Collins II. His grandfather Josiah Collins had a shipping empire and ropewalk. His father was a wealthy planter. He graduated from Yale College in 1826. He then studied at Litchfield Law School. Career In January 1830, Collins moved into a house built for him at his family's Somerset estate between Lake Scuppernong and Chowan River. He was the first of three generations of Collins to live there and prior to his move, his father improved the plantation's infrastructure and increased the slave count. At the time, the plantation had thousands of acres of land. According to one source, he inherited almost 300 slaves. This plantation later became the Somerset Place His ...
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