Nelson's biographical dictionary and historical reference book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania : containing a condensed history of Pennsylvania, of Fayette County, and the boroughs and townships of the county :also, portraits and biographies of the governors since 1790, and genealogies,family histories and biographies of representative men of the county :illustrated . way to the Miami coun-try stopped in Fayette county, where he diedafter a years residence. James Collins diedin 1841. His son, John, after receiving sucheducation as was afforded by the publicschools of Connellsville, learned his
Nelson's biographical dictionary and historical reference book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania : containing a condensed history of Pennsylvania, of Fayette County, and the boroughs and townships of the county :also, portraits and biographies of the governors since 1790, and genealogies,family histories and biographies of representative men of the county :illustrated . way to the Miami coun-try stopped in Fayette county, where he diedafter a years residence. James Collins diedin 1841. His son, John, after receiving sucheducation as was afforded by the publicschools of Connellsville, learned his fatherstrade, and upon the death of the latter suc-ceeded to his business. This he pursued suc-cessfully for some years, the while adding tohis general education, incidentally, and in acursory way dipping into the study of lawfor which he had a natural bent. Beforetaking up systematically the study of hischosen profession he was elected registerand recorder of the Orphans Court of Fay-ette county, overcoming a large standingDemocratic majority. He served in this of-fice from 1854 to 1857 with signal this period he devoted his time soassiduously to reading law, under the pre-ceptorship of Amzi S. Fuller, and became sowell equipped in a practical way through hisofficial environment that he was enabled, in1857, to gain admission to the bar. He was. ^d^^ xAi- V>^^i%-^^^t__. AND HISTORICAL REFERENCE BOOK OF FAYETTE COUNTY. 585 elected in 1879 and in 1880 to represent thecounty in the lower house of the State legis-lature, serving as chairman of the committeeon railroads during his first term, and uponthe judiciary committee during his secondterm. He and Dr. Smith Fuller only wereelected on the Republican ticket in 1879,when they ran seven hundred votes ahead oftheir ticket, and in 1880 Colonel Collins alonewas elected on the Republican ticket. Al-though his pohtical party was, in 1883, in amelancholy minority. Col. Collins was electeda member of the Pennsylvania C
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