About Benajah Collins
Lived 1734 – 1820 (aged 85–86). Benajah Collins was a politician.
Benajah Collins (October 29, 1734 – 1820 He was elected to the assembly in a 1784 by-election held after Nathaniel Freeman's seat was declared vacant for non-attendance. In 1797, Collins went back to Massachusetts, settling in Danvers. He returned to Liverpool in 1815 to dispose of his property there; he died in Danvers several years later.
His son George also served in the provincial assembly. His daughter Susanna married James Taylor and their son William Benajah Taylor later served in the assembly.
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