Isaac Clinton Collins (January 2, 1824 – July 30, 1879) was an American judge and politician.
Collins, son of
Ela Collins, was born in
Lowville, N. Y., January 2, 1824. His mother was Maria, daughter of the Rev. Isaac Clinton. He graduated from
Yale College
Yale College is the undergraduate college of Yale University. Founded in 1701, it is the original school of the university. Although other Yale schools were founded as early as 1810, all of Yale was officially known as Yale College until 1887, ...
in 1846. After graduation he read law in New York for a year, and in 1848, settled in
Cincinnati
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, Ohio, where he was admitted to the bar a year later. He continued in successful practice there until his death, except during two years service as Judge of the
Court of Common Pleas
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. He also served for two years as a member of the
Ohio Legislature
The Ohio General Assembly is the state legislature (United States), state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio. It consists of the 99-member Ohio House of Representatives and the 33-member Ohio Senate. Both houses of the General Assembly meet ...
, and was otherwise prominent in political affairs in connection with the
Democratic party. He died suddenly at his home in Cincinnati, July 30, 1879, of heart disease, at the age of 55. Judge Collins was married, February 3, 1852, to Emily H. Ruth, formerly of Baltimore. She survived him with six children.
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1824 births
1879 deaths
People from Lowville, New York
Yale College alumni
Ohio lawyers
Democratic Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives
19th-century American lawyers
19th-century members of the Ohio General Assembly