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| Josiah Collins | |
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| Member of the Washington State Senate | |
| In office 1911–1915 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1864-06-17)June 17, 1864 Hillsborough, North Carolina |
| Died | July 1, 1949(1949-07-01) (aged 85) Seattle, Washington |
| Resting place | Lake View Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Caroline Wetherill (m. 1907) |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Lawyer, civil servant, politician |
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Josiah Collins V (1864-1949) was an American attorney, civil servant and politician who was Seattle Fire Commissioner and a State Senator. He was Seattle's Fire Chief at the time of the Great Seattle Fire on June 6, 1889. On that date, he was in San Francisco, attending a regional conference of Fire Chiefs.
Biography
Josiah Collins was born in Hillsborough, North Carolina on June 17, 1864. He moved to Washington in 1883, where he became a lawyer.
He was chief of the volunteer fire department at the time of the Great Seattle Fire in 1889.
He was one of the cofounders of the first golf clubs in Seattle at Laurelhurst in 1895.
Initially a Democrat, he joined the Republican Party in 1896. He served as a member of the Washington State Senate from 1911 to 1915.
He married Caroline Wetherill in June 1907, and they had two sons.
He died in Seattle on July 1, 1949.
References
- ^ Snowden, Clinton A. (1911). History of Washington: The Rise and Progress of an American State. Vol. 5. Century History Company. pp. 394–395. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Google Books.
- ^ "West Coast Leader, Native of Hillsboro, Succumbs at Seattle". Times-News. Seattle. AP. July 2, 1949. p. 5. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- Wilma, David. "Golf arrives in Seattle in 1895". HistoryLink. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
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- HistoryLink: Seattle Fire Department
- Seattle PI: Museum displays Seattle Fire Bell
- HistoryLink: Daughter in Law Patsy Bullitt Collins
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