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George C, merchant, philanthroin 1810 in South Hadley. In draft-riots of 1863 he was a member of a committee to prosecute the claims of the families of the murdered negroes against the city; and was one of the largest contributors to the fund raised for the relief of the families. He was an active promoter of various charitable and religious objects. He died Collins,

pist,

was born

Feb. 10, 1875, in Collins,

George

New York J.,

City-

soldier,

New York

was born

Oct.

He

attained the rank of lieutenant in the civil war. In 1883 he was elected alderman of the twenty-first ward of Brooklyn; and in 1890 postmaster of Brooklyn, N.Y. Collins, George Knapp, soldier, lawyer, author, was born April 15, 1837, in Spafford, N.Y. In 1862-64 he served in the civil war as first lieutenant and was brevetted a captain for meritorious services at the close of the civil war. Since 1866 he has practiced law in Syracuse, N.Y. He is greatly interested in microscopal sciences; and was president oi the Central New York microscopal society. He is the author of Memoirs of the One Hundred and Forty-Ninth Regiment New York Volunteers History of the Town of Spafford; Genealogical History of the Collins Family 25, 1839, in

City.

and also a novel. Collins, George Stuart, educator, author, w^as born Sept. 35, 1862, in Rochelle,

New

N.Y.

Since 1905 he has been professor of modern languages and literature at the Brooklyn polytechnic institute. He is the

author of Dryden's Dramatic Theory and Praxis. Collins, Gilbert, lawyer, jurist, was born 26, 1S46, in Stonington, Conn. He re-

Aug.

ceived the rudiments of his education in the public schools; and he

was prepared by David Hart, A.M., for the Yale college. He has

attained success as one of the foremost lawyers of the east, and has a large prac!

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which he was

mayor

in 1884-86. In 1897-1904 he was an

associate justice of the supreme court of New Jersey, and his decisions have shown great judicial ability and learning. Collins, Holdridge Ozro, soldier, lawyer, author, was born Dee. 10, 1844, in Cayuga county, N.Y. He was instrumental in the creation of the first regiment infantry, Illinois national guard; and he was one of the

six captains who was first elected. He waa promoted to lieutenant-colonel; and had a large command in Chicago during the railroad riots in 1877. In 1884 he published History of the Illinois National Guards.

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Howard

Dennis, physician, author, 1868, in New York City. He has been assistant demonstrator of anatomy at the Columbian university; and now practices his profession in New York City. He is the author of Textbook on Physiology. Collins, Isaac, publisher, was born Feb. 16, Collins,

was born July

9,

1746, in Delaware. In 1770 he was appointed public printer in New Jersey, and removed to Burlington. In 1771 he began the publication of an almanac, which he issued annually for more than twenty years. In 1778 he removed to Trenton, and there printed five thousand copies of a family Bible that was remarkably free from typegraphical errors. He died March 21, 1817, in Burlington, N..J. Collins, John, governor. He was the eleventh governor of Delaware in 1S21-22. Pie died April 15, 1822, in Wilmington, Del. Collins, John, congressman, colonial governor, was born .June 8, 1717. He was colonial governor of Rhode Island in 1786-90. In 1778-83 he was a delegate from Rhode Island to the continental congress; and a signer of the articles of confederation. He was elected a representative in congress in 1789. He died March 8, 1795, in Newport, R.I. Collins, Joseph, physician, neurologist, author, was born Sept. 32, 1866, in Brookfield,

Conn. He has been president of the American neurological association; and president of the New York Neurological society. He is the author of The Faculty of Speech; Diseases of the Brain; and Pathology of

Nervous Diseases. Collins, Joseph Victor, educator, author, was born Dec. 26, 1858, in Wooster, Ohio. Since 1894 he has been teacher of mathematics at the state normal school at Stevens Point, Wis. He is the author of Textbook of Algebra. Collins, Mrs. Laura G., author, poet, was born May 6, 1826, in Maysville, Ky. She is the author of The Little Marquise; and Immortelles and Asphodels, a volume of poems. Collins,

Louis, journalist, jurist,

author,

was born Dee. 25, 1797, in Kentucky. He was a journalist and jurist of Maysville, Ky. He is the author of Historical Sketches of Kentucky; and History of Kentucky. He died in 1870 in Maysville, Ky. Collins, Lorin Warren, soldier, lawyer, state legislator, jurist, was born in 1838 in Lowell, Mass. He served through the civil war in the seventh Minnesota; and was brevetted captain in 1865. He was county attorney of Stearns county for ten years; and a member of the Minnesota house of representatives in 1881-83. In 1883 he was appointed judge of the seventh judicial district; and was elected the following year.