John Collins (Seattle politician)
John Collins | |
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| 5th Mayor of Seattle | |
| In office August 3, 1873 โ August 2, 1874 | |
| Preceded by | Moses R. Maddocks |
| Succeeded by | Henry Yesler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1835 County Cavan, Ireland |
| Died | April 22, 1903 (aged 67โ68) Seattle, Washington |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Relations | Bertrand Collins (son) |
John Collins (1835 โ April 22, 1903) was an
Seattle, Washington
.
Collins was born in
In 1869, Collins was elected to the
city charter. As a Democrat, Collins was elected the city's mayor on July 14, 1873. At the end of his one-year term as mayor, he was elected to a one-year term on the Common Council. In 1881, Collins performed the duties of "acting mayor" for a month, during which time he signed a municipal water supply-related ordinance into law.[4]
In the 1890s Collins purchase the Press Times (predecessor to the Seattle Times), later selling it to new owners who, in turn, sold it to its long-time owners the Blethen family.[4]
Collins was a member of a commission tasked with writing a new city charter in 1890. In 1892, he was chairman of a committee tasked with the construction of a new city hall and jail.[4]
The
Collins Building, a property commissioned by John Collins and situated on land once occupied by his personal home, is located at Second Avenue and James Street in Seattle.[3][5]
He died on April 22, 1903, after a two-year stomach disease.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "John Collins Is Dead". The Seattle Times. April 23, 1903. p. 7.
- ISBN 978-0738548784.
- ^ City of Seattle. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
- ^ a b c Tate, Cassandra. "Voters elect John Collins as mayor of the City of Seattle on July 14, 1873". HistoryLink. HistoryInk. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
- ^ "Collins, John, Building, Pioneer Square, Seattle, WA (1892-1893)". Pacific Coast Architecture Database. University of Washington. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
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