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Harold Collins (Australian politician)

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Preceded by
  
James Kenny

Preceded by
  
New seat

Resting place
  
Hemmant Cemetery

Succeeded by
  
Seat abolished

Succeeded by
  
Tom Gilmore Sr.

Name
  
Harold Collins

Harold Collins (politician)
Full Name
  
Harold Henry Collins

Born
  
9 August 1887 Alexandra, Victoria, Australia (
1887-08-09
)

Died
  
12 July 1962(1962-07-12) (aged 74) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Harold Henry Collins (9 August 1887 – 12 July 1962) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

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Politics

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Collins was a member of the Tinaroo Shire Council from 1916 to 1917.

Collins was the Labor member for Cook in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1935 to 1950 and for Tablelands from 1950 to 1957, when he defected to the breakaway Queensland Labor Party.

Later life

Collins died in 1962. He was accorded a State funeral and buried in Brisbane's Hemmant Cemetery.

References

Harold Collins (Australian politician) Wikipedia