About Johnson Collins
Lived 1847 – 1906 (aged 58–59). Johnson Collins was an American politician.
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Johnson Collins, also referred to as Collin Collins, (c. 1847–1906) was an American politician, known for representing Brunswick County in the 1879–1880 session of the Virginia General Assembly. Little is concretely known about Collins' early life, but it is known that he was an African-American born in August 1847 in Virginia.
Collins ran for the House of Delegates in 1879 and won by a narrow margin against the incumbent and a third candidate. While serving on the General Assembly Collins served on the Committee on Federal Relations and Resolutions and the Committee on Public Property, and supported a bill sponsored by the Readjustor Harrison H. Riddleberger.
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Who was Johnson Collins?
American politician
When was Johnson Collins born?
Johnson Collins was born in 1847 in Virginia.
When did Johnson Collins die?
Johnson Collins died on 3 November 1906.
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Johnson Collins was a politician.
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Johnson Collins was American.
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