Ora Marion Collard (September 17, 1902–April 11, 1961) was an American businessman and politician.
Collard was born in
Norris City, Illinois. In 1904, Collard moved with his family to
Herrin, Illinois, where he went to the Herrin public schools. He owned the Collard Heating and Air Conditioning Company in Herrin. He was on the Herrin City Council from 1937 to 1941 and was a
Democrat. He was also an Illinois deputy fire marshal and the
Williamson County deputy sheriff. Collard sat in the
Illinois House of Representatives
The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The House under the current constitution as amended in 1980 consists of 118 re ...
in 1949 and 1950. He died at his home in Herrin.
[Biographical Sketch of Ora Collard, ''Illinois Blue Book 1949-1950'', pg. 232-233]
- "Herrin Democrat-Ora Collard Dies", ''The Southern Illinoisan'' (Carbondale, Illinois), April 12, 1961, pg. 3
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1902 births
1961 deaths
People from White County, Illinois
People from Herrin, Illinois
Businesspeople from Illinois
Illinois city council members
Democratic Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives
20th-century American politicians
20th-century American businesspeople
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