Henry W. Collier
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Henry Watkins Collier (January 17, 1801 – August 28, 1855 in Bailey Springs, Alabama) was the 14th Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1849 to 1853. He was born in Lunenburg County, Virginia. Collier arrived in Tuscaloosa, Alabama from South Carolina in 1823. He sat on the Alabama Supreme Court for 18 years, of which 12 were as Chief Justice. Following his term as Governor he was offered a seat in the United States Senate but declined and retired.[1]
See also
- Collier-Overby House, Collier's residence in Tuscaloosa, on the National Register of Historic Places
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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| Preceded by | Governor of Alabama 1849–1853 |
Succeeded by John A. Winston |
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| Preceded by | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama 1837–1849 |
Succeeded by Edmund S. Dargan |
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