Collins was born in County Cavan, Ireland and emigrated to the United States at age 10, settling in New York, before moving first to Maine, and then to Port Gamble, Washington to work at the Puget Sound Mill Company. Arriving in Seattle in the 1865, he successfully invested in a number of industrial concerns, including the Talbot coal mine, and the Seattle Gas Light Company, and purchased and ran the city's Occidental Hotel.[1] By the 1880s, his business acumen had left him one of the city's wealthiest citizens. From 1869 to 1883, he served on the city council,[1] including one year service as mayor of Seattle, in 1873. He was notable for being a "rare Catholic Democrat among the city's Protestant Republican ruling class".[2][3]
In the 1890s Collins purchase the Press Times (predecessor to the Seattle Times), later selling it to new owners who, in turn, sold it to its long-time owners the Blethen family.[4]
The Collins Building, a property commissioned by John Collins and situated on land once occupied by his personal home, is located at Second Avenue and James Street in Seattle.[3][5]
He died on April 22, 1903, after a two-year stomach disease.[1]
^ ab"Seattle Historical Sites". Seattle Department of Neighborhoods. City of Seattle. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
^Tate, Cassandra. "Voters elect John Collins as mayor of the City of Seattle on July 14, 1873". HistoryLink. HistoryInk. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
^"Collins, John, Building, Pioneer Square, Seattle, WA (1892-1893)". Pacific Coast Architecture Database. University of Washington. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
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john, collins, seattle, politician, john, collins, 1835, april, 1903, irish, american, businessman, served, fourth, elected, mayor, seattle, washington, john, collins5th, mayor, seattlein, office, august, 1873, august, 1874preceded, bymoses, maddockssucceeded,. John Collins 1835 April 22 1903 was an Irish American businessman who served as the fourth elected mayor of Seattle Washington John Collins5th Mayor of SeattleIn office August 3 1873 August 2 1874Preceded byMoses R MaddocksSucceeded byHenry YeslerPersonal detailsBorn1835 1835 County Cavan IrelandDied 1903 04 22 April 22 1903Seattle WashingtonPolitical partyDemocraticRelationsBertrand Collins son Collins was born in County Cavan Ireland and emigrated to the United States at age 10 settling in New York before moving first to Maine and then to Port Gamble Washington to work at the Puget Sound Mill Company Arriving in Seattle in the 1865 he successfully invested in a number of industrial concerns including the Talbot coal mine and the Seattle Gas Light Company and purchased and ran the city s Occidental Hotel 1 By the 1880s his business acumen had left him one of the city s wealthiest citizens From 1869 to 1883 he served on the city council 1 including one year service as mayor of Seattle in 1873 He was notable for being a rare Catholic Democrat among the city s Protestant Republican ruling class 2 3 In the 1890s Collins purchase the Press Times predecessor to the Seattle Times later selling it to new owners who in turn sold it to its long time owners the Blethen family 4 The Collins Building a property commissioned by John Collins and situated on land once occupied by his personal home is located at Second Avenue and James Street in Seattle 3 5 He died on April 22 1903 after a two year stomach disease 1 References edit a b c John Collins Is Dead The Seattle Times April 23 1903 p 7 Keane John 2007 Irish Seattle Arcadia p 17 ISBN 978 0738548784 a b Seattle Historical Sites Seattle Department of Neighborhoods City of Seattle Retrieved December 23 2016 Tate Cassandra Voters elect John Collins as mayor of the City of Seattle on July 14 1873 HistoryLink HistoryInk Retrieved December 23 2016 Collins John Building Pioneer Square Seattle WA 1892 1893 Pacific Coast Architecture Database University of Washington Retrieved December 23 2016 nbsp nbsp This article about a mayor in Washington is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Collins Seattle politician amp oldid 1175983322, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
