Josiah Collins (other)
Josiah Collins may refer to: * Josiah Collins (North Carolina politician) Josiah Collins III (1807 – June 17, 1863) was a North Carolina lawyer and politician. He was the son of Josiah Collins II, a wealthy planter of Edenton, North Carolina, was born at that place in 1807. He graduated from Yale College in 1826. Af ... (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 (1807 – June 17, 1863) was a North Carolina lawyer and politician. He was the son of Josiah Collins II, a wealthy planter of Edenton, North Carolina, was born at that place in 1807. He graduated from Yale College in 1826. After leaving college, he entered the Litchfield Law School and qualified himself for the profession of the Law. He was a man of mark in the neighborhood of his residence at Edenton, taking an active interest in political affairs, and serving several years as a member of the North Carolina Senate The North Carolina Senate is the upper chamber of the North Carolina General Assembly, which along with the North Carolina House of Representatives—the lower chamber—comprises the state legislature of North Carolina. The term of office for .... He died in the latter part of 1863, aged 56 years. In 1829, he married Miss Riggs, of New Jersey. His grandson was an attorney and Seattle civil servant serving as Fire Commissioner Josiah Collins ...
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