About Raymond Collins
Lived 1911 – 1994 (aged 82–83). Raymond Collins was an American teacher.
Willie Raymond Collins (November 5, 1911 – July 26, 1994) was an American educator, Old Regular Baptist minister, and politician who was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1970 to 1972. He was a member of the Republican Party.
Biography Born in Tillie in Letcher County, Kentucky, Collins was a descendant of John Quincy Brown, the first schoolteacher in Letcher County. He graduated from Carcassonne High School and attended Morehead State University. After graduating, he was employed as a schoolteacher in the Letcher County Public School District. He served two years in the U.S. Army during World War II. In 1969, he was elected to a seat in the Kentucky House of Representatives, defeating incumbent Enoch Oliver Holbrook. He served until 1972.
Collins died on July 26, 1994, after suffering a stroke.
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American educator and politician (1911-1994)
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