A volume of memoirs and genealogy of representative citizens of the city of Seattle and county of King, Washington, including biographies of many of those who have passed away . ^lorning Herald an<l the Melbourne.\rgus. In 1868 he resumed a seafaring life in the ca]iacity of engineer andtraveled all o\er the world, visiting nearlv e\erv imjjortant port. He wasmostly in the merchant marine, but for a time was connected with the UnitedStates coast survey, which work he did not p;uticularly like. .Mr. Collierfirst came to Seattle in 1859, and subse(|uently dropped anchor in the Soundse\eral ti
A volume of memoirs and genealogy of representative citizens of the city of Seattle and county of King, Washington, including biographies of many of those who have passed away . ^lorning Herald an<l the Melbourne.\rgus. In 1868 he resumed a seafaring life in the ca]iacity of engineer andtraveled all o\er the world, visiting nearlv e\erv imjjortant port. He wasmostly in the merchant marine, but for a time was connected with the UnitedStates coast survey, which work he did not p;uticularly like. .Mr. Collierfirst came to Seattle in 1859, and subse(|uently dropped anchor in the Soundse\eral times before locating here. Being attracted b\ the future prospectsof the city he finally decided to make this place his permanent home and in1876 took up his residence here. lor many years he was engineer on boatsrunning to San Francisco and Alaskan points, but two years ago retiredfrom the \\ater and accepted his present responsible position as secretarv ofthe Marine Engineers Benelicial Association and also as business employment of all engineers is made through him, and he looks afterthe interests of the association in everv wa\. He not onlv attends to tiie. #7^f^ ^^-^^fi__(L^ SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY. 621 i)usintss and linancial affair? of the f)rganization, Ijut also iooks after thefamilies of absent members, which makes the position one of exceptionalresponsibility, btit most ably and satisfactorily does he discharge its arduousduties. On the rolls of the association there are about four hundred namesand its members are scattered all over the world. Mr. Collier is also em-ployed as inspector of steam boilers and ele\ators. In 1875, i Victoria, British Columbia, was celebrated his marriage toMiss .nie Winstrom, a daughter of Robert Winstrom of London. England,and to them ha\-e been born six children, as follows: Henry DeW^ard, nowa.^sistant engineer in the empk)^• of the Pacilic Coast Steamship Company;Caroline, wife of \. Smith of Seattle: .nic. wife of James
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