William Whitehouse Collins

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
William Whitehouse Collins
portrait of William Whitehouse Collins, showing a man possibly in his 40s with a moustache
William Whitehouse Collins
Member of Parliament
for City of Christchurch
In office
1893 – 1896
Preceded by Richard Molesworth Taylor
Succeeded by Harry Ell
In office
1899 – 1902
Preceded by Harry Ell
Succeeded by Harry Ell
Personal details
Born 4 September 1853
Harborne
Died Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.
Sydney
Political party Liberal Party
Spouse(s) Alice Annie Collins (née Skinner, m. 1886)

William Whitehouse Collins (4 September 1853 – 12 April 1923) was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for Christchurch in the South Island.

Early life

Collins was born on 4 September 1853 in Harborne, Staffordshire, England and came to New Zealand in 1890. He married Alice Annie Skinner, a daughter of Ehenezer Skinner of Sydney, in 1886.[1][2]

Member of Parliament

Parliament of New Zealand
Years Term Electorate Party
1893–1896 12th Christchurch Liberal
1899–1902 14th Christchurch Liberal

Collins represented the City of Christchurch electorate in the House of Representatives from 1893 to 1896 and again between 1899 and 1902.[3] He also stood in the 1896 election, but was narrowly defeated.[4]

He was a rationalist (free-thought) lecturer and was involved with the English Secularists and obtained a diploma from the National Secular Society.[5]

The Canterbury Freethought Association was established in Christchurch in 1881 and ran until 1917. Collins left for Sydney in 1918 and died there on 12 April 1923.[2][6]

References

  1. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Further reading

Works by Collins

  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Works about Collins

  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • This document is held within the Canterbury Museum Documentary Research Centre, Christchurch.
  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Christchurch
1893–1896
1899–1902
Served alongside: George John Smith (1893–1896, 1901–1902), William Pember Reeves (1893–1896), Charles Lewis (1896, 1899–1901), Harry Ell (1899–1902),
Succeeded by
George John Smith, Charles Lewis, Tommy Taylor
Preceded by
George John Smith, Charles Lewis, Tommy Taylor
Succeeded by
Harry Ell, Thomas Davey, Tommy Taylor