Charles Streynsham Collinson
English official
About Charles Streynsham Collinson
Lived 1753 – 1831 (aged 78).
Charles Streynsham Collinson (1753–1831) was an English official of the East India Company who served as the resident minister of Beauleah, in British India.
He later returned to England settling in Sproughton near Ipswich. He was High Sheriff of Suffolk from 11 February 1801 to 2 February 1802.
Family life Charles Streynsham Collinson, born in 1753, was the son of Michael Collinson, a noted botanist like his father Peter Collinson. His sister Marianne Collinson was also in India and married Edward Close, a merchant. their son Edward Charles Close was born in Rangamati, British India in March 1790.
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Who was Charles Streynsham Collinson?
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Charles Streynsham Collinson was born on 3 April 1753.
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Charles Streynsham Collinson died on 2 September 1831.
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