William Whitehouse Collins
William Whitehouse Collins | |
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portrait of William Whitehouse Collins, showing a man possibly in his 40s with a moustache
William Whitehouse Collins
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Member of Parliament for City of Christchurch |
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In office 1893 – 1896 |
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Preceded by | Richard Molesworth Taylor |
Succeeded by | Harry Ell |
In office 1899 – 1902 |
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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.
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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
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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
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Further reading
Works by Collins
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Works about Collins
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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
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Succeeded by Harry Ell, Thomas Davey, Tommy Taylor |
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