John Henry Collins Explained

John Henry Collins
Office1:Member of the Northern Ireland Parliament
for South Down
Term Start1:May 1929
Term End1:November 1933
Predecessor1:Constituency created
Successor1:Éamon de Valera
Office2:Member of the Northern Ireland Parliament
for Armagh
Term Start2:April 1925
Term End2:May 1929
Birth Date:3 March 1880
Birth Place:Newry, County Armagh, Ireland
Party:Nationalist Party

John Henry Collins (3 March 1880 – 12 January 1952) was a nationalist politician and solicitor in Northern Ireland.[1]

Born in Newry, he was educated at the Christian Brothers School, Newry, and Queen's University Belfast.

At the 1925 general election, he was elected to the Parliament of Northern Ireland for County Armagh, and then from 1929 to 1933 for South Down. He did not take his seat until 2 November 1927. He did not contest the 1933 election.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.election.demon.co.uk/stormont/biographies.html Northern Ireland Parliamentary Elections Results: Biographies