Austin John Collett
Dominican official
About Austin John Collett
Lived 1877 – 1934 (aged 56).
Austin John Collett (September 5, 1877 – May 2, 1934) was the Director-General of Public Works for the Dominican Republic. He graduated from the University of Nebraska with the Class of 1900. In 1912 he became the Director-General of Public Works for the Dominican Republic. By September 1922, he was working for the Texas Oil Company in Havana, Cuba.
Personal life On June 5, 1907, he married Ruth Dahlman, the daughter of Omaha, Nebraska's mayor, James Dahlman. Together they had two sons, but divorced prior to 1922.
He died on May 2, 1934, and is buried near his parents in North Omaha's Prospect Hill Cemetery.
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Who was Austin John Collett?
Dominican official (1877–1934)
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Austin John Collett was born on 5 September 1877.
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Austin John Collett died on 2 May 1934.
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