John Collins (11 July 1624 – 1711) was an English academic and politician who sat in the

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in two periods between 1660 and 1689. Collins was the son of the theologian Samuel Collins. He was a

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and was admitted at

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on 30 January 1639. He was also admitted at

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on 14 May 1639. In 1643 he was awarded BA and became a Fellow of his college, remaining until 1653. He was awarded MA in 1646. After 1653 he travelled. In 1660, Collins was elected Member of Parliament for

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in the Convention Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Andover in 1661 for the

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and sat until 1679. He was re-elected MP for Andover in March 1681 and sat until 1689.History of Parliament Online - Collins, John
/ref> He was knighted at Windsor Castle on 14 June 1681.Knights of England
/ref> In 1683, he was awarded LLD. Collins was of Chute Lodge, Wiltshire and died at the age of 86.

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1624 births 1711 deaths People educated at Eton College Alumni of King's College, Cambridge Fellows of King's College, Cambridge Members of Gray's Inn People from Andover, Hampshire Place of birth missing English MPs 1660 English MPs 1661–1679 English MPs 1681 English MPs 1685–1687 {{1685-England-MP-stub